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Improvised explosive device

An improvised explosive device (IED) 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 shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs.

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related to External links · 12
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related to Ireland and the United Kingdom · 10
Improvised explosive device → British, During, From, IEDs, Independence, IRA, Irish Republican Army, Irish War, Suffragette, Suffragettes

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personnel carriers or tanks will be designed for armour penetrationinstance ofan IED designed for use against armoured targets0.80text
by usinginstance ofan IED designed for use against armoured targets0.80text
for exampleinstance ofan IED designed for use against armoured targets0.80text
a shaped charge that creates an explosively formed penetratorinstance ofan IED designed for use against armoured targets0.80text
nailsinstance ofused in an extortion attempt against the Harvey's Resort Hotel.Antipersonnel IEDs typically also contain fragmentation-generating objects0.80text
ball bearings or even small rocks to cause wounds at greater distances than blast pressure alone couldinstance ofused in an extortion attempt against the Harvey's Resort Hotel.Antipersonnel IEDs typically also contain fragmentation-generating objects0.80text
pipe bombsinstance ofExamples of such charges are those contained in IEDs0.80text
nail bombsinstance ofExamples of such charges are those contained in IEDs0.80text
tin can grenadesinstance ofExamples of such charges are those contained in IEDs0.80text
pressure cooker bombsinstance ofExamples of such charges are those contained in IEDs0.80text
car bombsinstance ofExamples of such charges are those contained in IEDs0.80text
and so on.In generalinstance ofExamples of such charges are those contained in IEDs0.80text

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