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Unconventionally produced bomb
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
Improvised_explosive_device
Activity to dispose of and render safe explosive munitions and other materials
interrelated functions in the military fields of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and improvised explosive device disposal (IEDD), and the public safety roles
Bomb_disposal
Explosive device that an individual wears
An explosive belt (also called suicide belt, suicide vest or bomb vest) is an improvised explosive device, a belt or a vest packed with explosives and
Explosive_belt
Improvised explosive device
truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile
Car_bomb
Theoretical illicit nuclear weapon
An Improvised nuclear device (IND) is a theoretical illicit nuclear weapon bought, stolen, or otherwise originating from a nuclear state, or a weapon
Improvised_nuclear_device
Type of military equipment
standoff detection of explosives and explosive precursor components and defeating the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) devices themselves as part of
Counter-IED_equipment
United States Army manual
the Army. Like many other U.S. military manuals dealing with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unconventional warfare, it was declassified and released
TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook
TM_31-210_Improvised_Munitions_Handbook
Improvised explosive device consisting of explosive material within a sealed pipe
A pipe bomb is a hand-throwable anti-personnel improvised explosive device (IED), a bomb made from a piece of pipe. From a technical point of view, a
Pipe_bomb
Explosive device hidden in a body cavity of a person or animal
tried to assassinate a Saudi prince, Muhammad bin Nayef, with an improvised explosive device that had been inserted into his rectum and anal canal. On 27
Body_cavity_bomb
US Department of Defense organization
Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) that deals with improvised threats such as the improvised explosive device (IEDs) and small unmanned aerial systems (sUASs)
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization
Joint_Improvised-Threat_Defeat_Organization
Bombings during WWI
fire at sea. Brought into port of Liverpool by H.M.S. Ajax." Improvised explosive device Pencil detonator Notes von Rintelen 1998. MacDonnell 1995. Wallace
Pencil_bomb_attacks
US Army bomb disposal personnel
Counter Improvised Explosive Device and EOD Working Groups. Explosive Ordnance Disposal has existed in various forms since the invention of explosives and
Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Army)
Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Army)
Explosive device whose detonation is triggered by a timer
dropped by aircraft with a delay to increase damage/disruption) Improvised explosive device ("home-made" bombs with a delay to allow the person placing the
Time_bomb
Protection against vehicle ramming
across the globe sought to mitigate the effects of vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) and vehicle-ramming attacks. The sorts of places that
Hostile_vehicle_mitigation
Explosive device attacks in Lebanon and Syria
Hezbollah plot to assassinate a former senior defense official using an explosive device, and The Jerusalem Post speculated that the pager explosions may have
2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks
2024_Lebanon_electronic_device_attacks
Shaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively
— Rick Atkinson, The Washington Post EFPs have been used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against armoured cars, for example in the 1989 assassination
Explosively_formed_penetrator
Explosive device
bomb is a type of improvised explosive device which uses commercially available bottled gas cylinders, a kind of BLEVE. The devices have been used in
Propane_bomb
Series of bombings in the United States
bombings. On September 1, 1978, three separate explosions from improvised explosive devices placed in trash bins rocked the town of Speedway, Indiana. The
Speedway_bombings
Russian military officer (1966–2025)
Balashikha, a suburb east of Moscow. According to reports, an improvised explosive device (IED) with shrapnel was detonated remotely in a parked car as
Yaroslav_Moskalik
IED attack in India
On 29 October 2023, a series of improvised explosive device (IED) blasts took place during a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kalamassery, a suburb
2023_Kerala_bombing
2007 Colombian film by Spiros Stathoulopoulos
improvised explosive device (IED) being placed around the neck of an extortion victim. The name came from the PVC pipes used for the explosive device
PVC-1
1980 extortion attempt in Stateline, Nevada, United States
According to FBI experts, the Harvey's bomb remains the most complex improvised explosive device they have examined, and a replica of "the machine", as the extortionists
Harvey's_Resort_Hotel_bombing
Counter radio-controlled IED jamming device
improvised explosive device (IED) jammer built by Sierra Nevada Corp, designed to counter specifically Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (RCIED)
Thor_III
British spree killer (1944–2014)
possession of an improvised bomb, 50 homemade bullets, a revolver and two pistols. The bomb squad was called in to make the explosive device safe. This was
Barry_Williams_(spree_killer)
Terror attack in Uttarakhand, India
1991 Rudrapur bombings were bombings by Khalistani terrorists in 1991 in Rudrapur city in Indian state of Uttarakhand. Two bombs were exploded on 17 October
1991_Rudrapur_bombings
Device or setup intended to kill, harm, or surprise a human or animal
triggered by vehicles driving along a road, as in the case of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Booby traps should not be confused with mantraps which
Booby_trap
Chemical compound
needed] TATP has been used in bomb and suicide attacks and in improvised explosive devices, including the London bombings on 7 July 2005, where four suicide
Acetone_peroxide
US Navy personnel who render safe or detonate unexploded ordnance
United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians render safe all types of ordnance, including improvised, chemical, biological, and nuclear
Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Navy)
Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Navy)
United States Army general
and Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Task Force and subsequently as the deputy director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
Joseph_Votel
separation of essential components of unexploded ordnance (including improvised explosive devices) to prevent an unintended detonation. Ordnance detonations can
Render_safe_procedure
1988 aircraft bombing over Scotland
satisfied that it has been proved that the primary suitcase containing the explosive device was dispatched from Malta, passed through Frankfurt, and was loaded
Pan_Am_Flight_103
dismounted patrol on 27 November 2008 they were struck by an improvised explosive device (IED), killing Fussell. Two other soldiers received minor wounds
List of Australian Defence Force casualties in Afghanistan
List_of_Australian_Defence_Force_casualties_in_Afghanistan
Engineer and former US Navy admiral (born 1950s)
officer and chief engineer for Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (CREW), field office in Camp Victory, supporting
Huan_Nguyen
Targeted parcel bombing
as well as a 13-year-old child. The blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly in a backpack left at the scene by an unidentified
2026_Monaco_bombing
Hand grenade
9 hand grenades, also known as the "jam tins", are a type of improvised explosive device used by the British and Commonwealth forces, notably the Australian
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Type of improvised incendiary weapon
weapon Flamethrower – Ranged incendiary device Improvised explosive device – Unconventionally produced bomb Improvised firearm – Makeshift ranged weapon Insurgency
Molotov_cocktail
British Army regiment
emplaced devices and concealed contraband material Improvised Explosive Device Disposal Squadron – All aspects of Improvised explosive device disposal
Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment
Defence_Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal,_Munitions_and_Search_Training_Regiment
Rocket-assisted improvised explosive device
officially as an improvised rocket-assisted mortar, improvised rocket-assisted munition, or IRAM) is a rocket-fired improvised explosive device made from a
Lob_bomb
Military badge of the United States Armed Forces
high explosive munitions including other types of ordnance such as nuclear, biological and chemical weapons along with improvised explosive devices (IED)
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge
Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_Badge
Explosive device
A barrel bomb is an improvised unguided bomb, sometimes described as a flying IED (improvised explosive device). They are typically made from a large barrel-shaped
Barrel_bomb
American lieutenant general
general of the United States Army. He was director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Agency from July 2013 to July 2015. Previously, Johnson
John_D._Johnson_(general)
2016 terrorist attack in Poland
at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, placed a homemade explosive device on a bus stopping at Kościuszko Street. Five days later, police arrested
2016_Wrocław_attack
Naxal militant leader (1955–2025)
medical responders. 2018 Sukma IED Attack: Maoists carried out an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a mine-protected vehicle transporting CRPF personnel
Nambala_Keshava_Rao
sixteen confirmed bombs sent were improvised explosive devices, though none had a trigger mechanism. None of the devices exploded outside a controlled setting
2018 United States pipe bomb mailings
2018_United_States_pipe_bomb_mailings
2018 terrorist attack against the Russian security service
Federal Security Service (FSB) and pulled a manually controlled Improvised explosive device from under his clothes and detonated it. He died on the spot
Arkhangelsk FSB office bombing
Arkhangelsk_FSB_office_bombing
British casualties in Afghanistan, 2001–2021
of his death he was commanding an Improvised Explosive Device Disposal team, assigned to the Joint Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group, who were defusing
British Forces casualties in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
British_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
Type of improvised artillery
Improvised artillery in the Syrian Civil War are improvised weapons created and used by factions of the Syrian Civil War, most notably Syrian opposition
Improvised artillery in the Syrian civil war
Improvised_artillery_in_the_Syrian_civil_war
Failed bank robbery by unidentified perpetrator
portal Crime portal Brian Douglas Wells, bank robber killed by an explosive device around his neck "40-Year-Old Kenora Bomber Remains A Mystery | CKDR
1973 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce bank robbery
1973_Canadian_Imperial_Bank_of_Commerce_bank_robbery
Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction
instance, in recent asymmetric conflicts, homemade bombs called "improvised explosive devices" (IEDs) have been employed by irregular forces to great effectiveness
Bomb
Place of origin Barrel bomb Improvised unguided aerial bomb made from a barrel or barrel-shaped container filled with explosives. They can sometimes be filled
List_of_bombs
Type of weapon
manufacture into explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Certain types of explosive ordnance and many improvised explosive devices are sometimes
Explosive_weapon
Maltese court witness (1944–2016)
determined by investigators to have been in the same suitcase as the improvised explosive device (IED) that brought the aircraft down. Gauci's account as a witness
Tony_Gauci
Austrian mass murderer (1949–2000)
killed four people and injured 15, some seriously, using three improvised explosive devices and 24 mail bombs, which he sent in five waves between 1993 and
Franz_Fuchs
Improvised explosive device placed on a bicycle
A bicycle bomb (or bike bomb) is an improvised explosive device that is placed on a bicycle. In Kandahar in the main square at least 15 people were wounded
Bicycle_bomb
Soldier who performs military engineering
route clearance missions designed to counter rising threats of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). To increase the effectiveness of these units, EOD and
Combat_engineer
Device that initiates sudden release of heat and gas
Time bomb Improvised explosive device TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook Davis, Tenney L. (1943). The Chemistry of Powder and Explosives. Vol. I &
Fuse_(explosives)
Anti-personnel explosive device
A nail bomb is an anti-personnel improvised explosive device containing nails to increase its effectiveness at harming victims. The nails act as shrapnel
Nail_bomb
Pejorative for Japanese infantrymen
tactic, the 32nd Army prepared numerous improvised explosive devices: cardboard boxes packed with explosives. When Allied forces eventually landed in
Smertnik
School attack in Moscow Oblast, Russia
armed with a knife; pepper spray; an imitation handgun; and an improvised explosive device. He went to the bathroom, started the livestream, got ready for
2025_Odintsovo_school_attack
19th century anarchist explosive devices
The Orsini bomb was a terrorist improvised explosive device built by and named after Felice Orsini and used as a hand grenade on 14 January 1858 in an
Orsini_bomb
Terrorist attack in Balochistan, Pakistan
personnel from the Balochistan Constabulary was targeted with an improvised explosive device, resulting in the deaths of three soldiers and injuries to twenty
2025_Mastung_bus_bombing
2017 terrorist attack in the United Kingdom
London bombings. Carrying a large backpack, Abedi detonated an improvised explosive device containing triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and nuts and bolts serving
Manchester_Arena_bombing
Improvised explosive device
A pressure cooker bomb is an improvised explosive device (IED) created by inserting explosive material into a pressure cooker and attaching a blasting
Pressure_cooker_bomb
have targeted U.S. forces and Iraqi government forces using improvised explosive devices, ambushes, snipers, and mortar and rocket fire, in addition to
Tactics of the Iraqi insurgency
Tactics_of_the_Iraqi_insurgency
2024 bombing in Bangalore, India
ISIS, Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Mateen Taha, planted an improvised explosive device (IED) inside a bag at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru, India
2024_Bengaluru_cafe_bombing
Amphibious warfare vessel
McClung, a 1995 U.S. Naval Academy graduate who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 6, 2006. List of United States Navy
USS_McClung
Military unit
2006 – MAJ William Hecker – Killed in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during convoy operations. 5 January
3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd_Battalion,_16th_Field_Artillery_Regiment
2023 terrorist attack
(DRG) of Chhattisgarh Police were killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated by Naxals. The incident happened in the Dantewada
2023_Dantewada_bombing
American Marine sergeant
in Afghanistan in 2010. He lost both legs and one arm when an Improvised explosive device he stepped on exploded; while recovering in the hospital, an
John_Peck_(sergeant)
Simple explosive device
A chlorine bomb is a small explosive device which uses the pressure of chemically produced chlorine gas or other chlorine-containing gases such as hydrogen
Chlorine_bomb
American military dog handler (1974–2009)
February 2009 when the vehicle he was riding was struck by an improvised explosive device. Cardona joined the United States Army in 1993 at the age of
Santos_Cardona
Military raid during the Falklands War
to move out. One British soldier was wounded by an Argentine improvised explosive device (IED) while the raiding party returned fire, resulting in the
Pebble_Island_raid
American politician and military veteran
and sustained burns to thirty percent of his body due to an improvised explosive device injury in 2008. Brown began several business ventures and became
Sam_Brown_(military_officer)
1980 neo-Nazi terrorist attack in Munich, West Germany
perpetrator) and more than 200 injured by the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) at the main entrance of the Oktoberfest festival in Munich
Oktoberfest_bombing
Ordinary object used as a weapon
raiding during World War I. Blackjack/Sap Improvised explosive devices A letter bomb is an explosive device sent via the postal service, designed with
Improvised_weapon
Substance that can explode
Tritonal Alkali metals Explosive antimony Plutonium-239 Uranium-235 Blast injury Detection dog Flame speed Improvised explosive device Insensitive munition
Explosive
Explosion outside a hospital in England in 2021
entrance of Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, England. An improvised explosive device (IED) carried by the passenger ignited, killing him and injuring
Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing
Liverpool_Women's_Hospital_bombing
Iraqi tribal sheikh
assassinated on 13 September 2007, along with three of his guards by an improvised explosive device planted on the road near the gate of his house in Ramadi. The
Abdul_Sattar_Abu_Risha
German far-right terrorist (1959-1980)
however their implication in the terrorist plot. Köhler planted an improvised explosive device in a dustbin on 26 September 1980, near one of the entrances
Gundolf_Köhler
American Army officer (born 1975)
Army. He served in the Iraq War, where he was wounded by an improvised explosive device in 2004 and received the Purple Heart. He later became a foreign
Alex_Vindman
Bombing the same location a second time
air strike, artillery shelling, or detonation of explosive weapon or improvised explosive device) with a deliberately timed second strike in the same
Double-tap_strike
1979 bomb attack in Mullaghmore, Ireland
bomb team, which included McMahon, constructed a device containing fifty pounds (23 kg) of the explosive gelignite. McMahon placed this on Shadow V on the
Assassination of Lord Mountbatten
Assassination_of_Lord_Mountbatten
1974 IRA attack in northern England
The construction of the explosive device was typical of those used by the IRA. An analysis of fragments of the timing device recovered at the scene of
M62_coach_bombing
Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, India
driver. The attack was carried out by Naxalites, who planted an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing between 60 and 70 kg. It was the largest assault
2025_Bijapur_Naxal_attack
Retired Air Force senior master sergeant (born 1975)
Force. After a Humvee in which he was travelling drove over an improvised explosive device, he suffered burns to 80 percent of his body, was badly disfigured
Israel_Del_Toro
Specialized body armor for protection from explosions
fragments and the blast wave itself. The threats posed by an improvised explosive device, commonly known as an IED, can also include chemical or biological
Bomb_suit
Series of bomb attacks
March 27 Attempted bombing 0 0 Valparaíso An improvised bomb claims responsibility for an improvised device which that was abandoned and denoted in a controlled
Chile_bombings_from_2005
The 2004 Troieschyna Market bombings were a series of improvised explosive device attacks that took place on 20 August 2004 at the Troieschyna wholesale
2004_Kyiv_market_bombing
U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (1970–2005)
after the Bradley fighting vehicle they were riding in struck an improvised explosive device despite suffering second and third-degree burns over 72% of his
Alwyn_Cashe
Terrorist attack in the Philippines
area of the Isulan town proper. The explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device planted on a parked motorcycle. The incident happened amidst
2018_Isulan_bombings
United States Army general
Lieutenant General Michael D. Barbero served as Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) from March 2011 until May 2013.
Michael_D._Barbero
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. IED may refer to: Improvised explosive device, an explosive device often used in unconventional warfare Instantaneous
IED
2024 South Korean film by Kim Seong-han
plane to North Korea, threatening them with a knife and another improvised explosive device. During turbulence, several passengers attempt to attack Yong-dae
Hijack_1971
2021 school shooting in Russia
people in the halls, killing a teacher. Galyaviev then set off an improvised explosive device near the first-floor English-language room before moving to the
Kazan_school_shooting
2000 Colombian death by explosive device
Cortés was killed after assailants locked an explosive device around her neck and demanded a ransom. The device detonated while authorities attempted to remove
Boyacá_necklace_bomb_incident
Chemical compound with formula NH4NO3
which accounts for 80% of explosives used in North America; similar formulations have been used in improvised explosive devices. Many countries are phasing
Ammonium_nitrate
Explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
positions with improvised anti-personnel mines (improvised explosive devices) as they retreated. Accounts mention bodies being rigged with explosives for advancing
Land_mine
Form of land mine designed for use against humans
(2017). "Injury profile suffered by targets of antipersonnel improvised explosive devices: prospective cohort study". BMJ Open. 7 e014697. doi:10
Anti-personnel_mine
Electric pickup truck
water. On January 1, 2025, at approximately 8:39 a.m. (PST), an improvised explosive device exploded in a Tesla Cybertruck parked outside the main entrance
Tesla_Cybertruck
British Army soldier
cluster of improvised explosive devices, which defence sources said had been placed to catch out a bomb disposal expert. She disabled one device, but was
Lisa_Head
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