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  2. Improvised explosive device - Wikipedia

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    IEDs in Iraq may be made with artillery or mortar shells or with varying amounts of bulk or homemade explosives. Early during the Iraq war, the bulk explosives were often obtained from stored munitions bunkers to include stripping landmines of their explosives.

  3. Counter-IED equipment - Wikipedia

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    Joint IED Neutralizer (JIN): In 2005, Ionatron attempted to develop an anti IED device that would "zap" IEDs from a distance by using lasers to ionize the air and allow man-made lightning to shoot towards the devices detonating them at a safe distance. By using femtosecond lasers light pulses that last less than a ten-trillionth of a second JIN ...

  4. Ordnance Factory Board Mine Protected Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, the CRPF approached OFB specialists from Vehicle Factory Jabalpur and requested for future MPVs to be enhanced for better protection against IEDs. [18] In response, OFB made an upgraded version of the first MPV, known as the Modern Mine Protected Vehicle or the Yuktirath, which was ordered by the Indian Army with an initial order of 14 ...

  5. Potential IEDs found in ISIS flag-bearing Shamsud-Din Jabbar ...

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    The terrorist who attacked Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day planted IEDs in the area before mowing down dozens of revelers.. At least three improvised pipe bombs were found in the ...

  6. Pipe bomb - Wikipedia

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    A tripwire-triggered pipe bomb mock-up used to train US military service personnel. A pipe bomb is an improvised explosive device (IED) that uses a tightly sealed section of pipe filled with an explosive material.

  7. Anti-tank mine - Wikipedia

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    The term "off-route mine" refers to purpose-designed and manufactured anti-tank mines. Explosively Formed Projectiles (EFPs) are one type of IED that was used in Iraq, but most "home-made" IEDs are not employed in this manner.

  8. FBI rules out involvement of 3 men, 1 woman allegedly seen ...

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    At least three IEDs, which were pipe bombs wired with remote detonators, were found, sources said. FBI rules out involvement of 3 men, 1 woman allegedly seen planting IEDs around New Orleans near ...

  9. Pressure cooker bomb - Wikipedia

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    Pressure cooker fragment believed by the FBI to be part of one of the explosive devices used in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. A pressure cooker bomb is an improvised explosive device (IED) created by inserting explosive material into a pressure cooker and attaching a blasting cap into the cover of the cooker.