In pictures: Gibraltar's secret war
Exploding pens

Agent Sundae, a Spanish worker, provided the British with this pen and pencil detonator kit. The device was activated by rearranging the parts. A press of the pen's button would break an ampoule of sulphuric acid, allowing it to drip onto potassium chlorate to cause the detonation.

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