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20 years ago, on the eve of the Velvet Revolution, Communist Czechoslovakia churned out tractors, Skoda cars, and Semtex. The explosive is still being manufactured in the Czech Republic and only there. The BBC’s Tim Whewell explores the legacy of Semtex.
20 years ago, on the eve of the Velvet Revolution, Communist Czechoslovakia churned out tractors, Skoda cars, and � Semtex. The lethal and highly portable plastic explosive is still being manufactured in the Czech Republic and only there. The BBC’s Tim Whewell explores the legacy of Semtex.