Casio Watches Used in Terrorism

Usage in terrorism Further information: Seton Hall reports & Detainees' profile The US government became suspicious of Afghans who wore Casio watches due to their ability to be used as timers for improvised explosive devices, a tactic favored by al-Qaeda.[10][11] According to secret documents issued to interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, obtained[12] and released by The Guardian, "the Casio F-91W digital watch was declared to be 'the sign of al-Qaeda' and a contributing factor to continued detention of prisoners by the analysts stationed at Guantanamo Bay. Briefing documents used to train staff in assessing the threat level of new detainees advise that possession of the F-91W and A159W, available online for as little as £4, suggests the wearer has been trained in bomb making by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan."[13] United States military intelligence officials have identified the F-91W as a watch that terrorists use in constructing time bombs.[14][15][16][17]

The meme is a screenshot of a Wikipedia article explaining that Casio F-91W and A159W watches were associated with al-Qaeda because they could be used as timers for improvised explosive devices. The joke comes from treating an ordinary, cheap digital watch as suspicious evidence of terrorism, making it useful as an absurd reaction to someone wearing one. objects — cheap digital watch / дешёвые цифровые часы; watch components / детали часов; electronic circuit board / электронная плата; wires / провода; red background / красный фон; Wikipedia article / статья Википедии; text screenshot / скриншот текста EN: The meme is a screenshot of a Wikipedia article explaining that Casio F-91W and A159W watches were associated with al-Qaeda because they could be used as timers for improvised explosive devices. The joke comes from treating an ordinary, cheap digital watch as suspicious evidence of terrorism, making it useful as an absurd reaction to someone wearing one.

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