Nail bomb
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| + | The '''nail bomb''' is an [[anti-personnel]] [[explosive device]] packed with [[nail (fastener)|nails]] to increase its effectiveness at harming victims. The nails act as [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|shrapnel]], leading almost certainly to greater loss of life and injury in inhabited areas than the [[explosive]]s alone would. The nail bomb is also a type of [[flechette]] weapon. Such weapons use bits of [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|shrapnel]] ([[ball (bearing)|steel balls]], nail heads, [[screw]]s, needles, broken [[razors]], [[Dart (missile)|darts]] and bits of metal) to create a larger radius of destruction. | ||
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| + | Nail bombs are often used by terrorists, including [[suicide bomber]]s, since they cause larger numbers of casualties when detonated in crowded places. Nail bombs can be detected by electromagnetic sensors and standard [[metal detectors]]. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Explosive belt]] | ||
| + | * [[Improvised explosive device]] | ||
| + | * [[Molotov cocktail]] | ||
| + | * [[Pipe bomb]] | ||
| - | On 9 June 2004, a [[nail bomb]] detonated in [[Cologne]], Germany, in a business area popular with [[immigrant]]s from [[Turkey]]. Twenty-two people were wounded, with four sustaining serious injuries. A barber shop was completely destroyed; many shops and numerous parked cars were seriously damaged by the explosion and the nails added to the bomb for extra damage. | ||
| - | ==See also == | ||
| - | * [[Birlikte]] | ||
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The nail bomb is an anti-personnel explosive device packed with nails to increase its effectiveness at harming victims. The nails act as shrapnel, leading almost certainly to greater loss of life and injury in inhabited areas than the explosives alone would. The nail bomb is also a type of flechette weapon. Such weapons use bits of shrapnel (steel balls, nail heads, screws, needles, broken razors, darts and bits of metal) to create a larger radius of destruction.
Nail bombs are often used by terrorists, including suicide bombers, since they cause larger numbers of casualties when detonated in crowded places. Nail bombs can be detected by electromagnetic sensors and standard metal detectors.
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