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Improvised explosive device
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An improvised explosive device is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery sh
Artillery shells rigged for an IED, discovered in Baghdad by the Iraqi Police (November 2005).
Artillery shells rigged for an IED, discovered in Baghdad by the Iraqi Police (November 2005).
A modified gas cylinder, packed with explosive and pieces of rebar used as shrapnel, dissected for display.
A modified gas cylinder, packed with explosive and pieces of rebar used as shrapnel, dissected for display.
Fougasse.
Fougasse.
Artillery shells and gasoline cans discovered in the back of a pick-up truck in Iraq.
Artillery shells and gasoline cans discovered in the back of a pick-up truck in Iraq.
Booby trap
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A booby trap is a device or setup that is intended to kill, harm or surprise another human being or an animal. It is triggered by the presence or actions of the victim and sometimes has some form of b
Improvised explosive device
…are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs. The term "IED" was coined by the British Army during the Northern Ireland conflict to refer to booby traps made by the IRA, and entered common use in the U.S. during the Iraq War. IEDs are predominantly utilized by violent non-state actors, such as guerrilla…
A booby trap with punji sticks
A booby trap with punji sticks
Vietnam War: Republic of Korea Armed Forces soldiers show Vietnamese villagers types of People's Army of Vietnam and Viet Cong booby traps.
Vietnam War: Republic of Korea Armed Forces soldiers show Vietnamese villagers types of People's Army of Vietnam and Viet Cong booby traps.
A group of 105mm artillery shells with plastic explosive stuffed into their fuze pockets. Each of the 5 shells has been linked together with red detco
A group of 105mm artillery shells with plastic explosive stuffed into their fuze pockets. Each of the 5 shells has been linked together with red detcord to make them detonate simultaneously. To turn this assembly into a booby trap, the final step would be to connect an M142 firing device to the detcord and hide everything under some form of cover e.g. newspapers or a bed-sheet.
Booby-trap firing devices, c. 1941: press, pull and release switches; mass-produced components intended for the construction of booby traps.
Booby-trap firing devices, c. 1941: press, pull and release switches; mass-produced components intended for the construction of booby traps.