Blast bomb

Blast bomb

Blast bomb is a term used in Northern Ireland for a type of improvised explosive device. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3739803.stm UVF 'behind blast bomb'] , "BBC News", 23 May 2004.] More specifically, these devices are usually a form of homemade grenade, which is thrown at a target. These devices have been used in a number of public order situations, and in attacks on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and British Army. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/2760481.stm Blast bomb defused at police station] , "BBC News", 14 February 2003.] Ordinary fireworks are sometimes used in a similar fashion to blast bombs. Such devices which are packed with nails are referred to as nail bombs.

A similar type of device, also common in Northern Ireland, is the pipe bomb.

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