I was at RAF Nicosia in 1958 when an RAF Comet 2 had a narrow escape. Checked in baggage was sitting on a set of trolleys near the aircraft prior to loading when a bomb exploded in a suitcase. It was established that the bomb was inside a large box of sugared almonds, purchased from the RAF Nicosia NAAFI. EOKA was the main suspect. Had the timer worked correctly it might have been the end of the Comet.