An advisory issued this week by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI urges the Transportation Security Administration to have airport screeners keep an eye out for wristwatches containing cigarette lighters or altimeters.
The notice says "recent intelligence suggests al-Qaida has expressed interest in obtaining wristwatches with a hidden butane-lighter function and Casio watches with an altimeter function. Casio watches have been extensively used by al-Qaida and associated organizations as timers for improvised explosive devices. The Casio brand is likely chosen due to its worldwide availability and inexpensive price."
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I would guess that the reason for Casio watches may be the way in which they mount the alarm sounde making its terminals easy to get at.
Having told tht Casio watches are used for such things, i can immediately think of How To Do It; anyone with any real discrete-component electronic experience could.
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