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Old 21st August 2009, 07:58 AM   #99
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Originally Posted by Rolfe View Post
However, if it was put on board at Malta, how far in advance would the timer have to be set for? What sort of technology that was easily available in 1988 would allow that sort of delay to be set.
The IRA used a 28-day timer for the Brighton bomb - and that was in 1984. Finding an accurate long-range timer would have been no problem in 1997.

ETA: ARGH; That should be 1987, 0f course.
ARGH no2; That should be 1988, of course.
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