(Guardian-UK) James Astill - An electronic jamming device installed in the limousine of President Musharraf of Pakistan delayed a remote controlled explosion on a road bridge by seconds Sunday, allowing him to escape with his life, intelligence officials said Wednesday. The 250kg (550lb) bomb destroyed a road bridge less than a minute after Musharraf's motorcade had passed. The jammers emit a magnetic impulse to block frequencies used to trigger explosive devices.
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