pipe bomb
a small homemade bomb typically contained in a metal pipe.
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How to use pipe bomb in a sentence
We’ve trained our teams to act quickly when they feel threatened and to retreat quickly and without hesitation – whether the threat be proximity to the unmasked during a pandemic or a pipe bomb.
The Business of Managing a DC Business During a Coup | Lisa Wise | January 15, 2021 | Washington BladeKohl said that although the truck was investigated because of the suspected or “perceived pipe bombs,” Coffman was not charged in relation to those possible devices but with allegedly possessing the other weapons and destructive devices.
First indictment in Capitol riot charges Ala. man who allegedly brought molotov cocktails | Spencer Hsu, Shayna Jacobs | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostSund said he now suspects that the pipe bombs were an intentional effort to draw officers away from the Capitol perimeter.
Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard | Carol D. Leonnig, Aaron Davis, Peter Hermann, Karoun Demirjian | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostThey have seized pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails and arrested at least six people on illegal firearms charges, including one Maryland man who was captured in the visitors’ center of the Capitol.
Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot | by A.C. Thompson and Ford Fischer | January 9, 2021 | ProPublicaFederal agents are still trying to determine if that vehicle and its contents are connected to the suspected pipe bombs found earlier, the people said.
Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building | Washington Post Staff | January 7, 2021 | Washington Post
Within hours, four blast bombs and a pipe bomb packed with nails had been launched at officers.
Belfast in Chaos After Days of Protestant Rioting, Police Injuries | Nico Hines | July 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“Of course, a pipe bomb could have that effect as well,” he added.
Boston Marathon Bombing Called ‘a Madrid-Style Event’ | Lloyd Grove | April 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for pipe bomb
a small explosive device hidden in a pipe or drain, detonated by means of a timer
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