Francis Rex Farran

Rex Farran was killed by a bomb hidden in a book that had been sent to his address which was intended for his brother who was an ex-army captain who had been acquitted of the murder of a Palestinian youth in the Middle East.

Rex Farran's brother had been targetted by Jewish terrorists because he had previously been acquitted of the murder of Alexander Rubowitz in Palestine. Alexander Rubowitz, a 16-year-old youth, had disappeared in Palestine the year before and Thursday 6 May was the first anniversary of his disappearance.