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Signal Jammers on Musharraf's Motorcade Saved His Life – Security Officer

Special security equipment installed in vehicles in the motorcade of President Pervez Musharraf saved his life Sunday when a bridge was blown up just after he crossed it, an official said. “The presidential motorcade has special jamming equipment, which blocks all remote-controlled devices in a 200-meter radius,” a senior security official investigating the blast told Agence France-Presse. “That is why the bomb exploded after Musharraf’s motorcade had crossed the bridge,” the official said, requesting anonymity. Five high explosives were detonated seconds before Musharraf’s car travelled over the bridge near military headquarters in Rawalpindi Sunday, but they didn’t explode until after he’d passed over it. Full Story