explosives

  • Suicide bomber killed by explosive spam

    A would-be Russian suicide bomber is reported to have been detonated when an ill-timed message arrived on her phone to wish her a happy new year. The woman and two suspected accomplices (who are believed to be part of the same group that killed 35 people at Moscow’s Domodedovo...
  • Dummkopf self-detonates dismantling found grenade

    A 53-year-old Croatian man is in a serious condition after he decided disassemble a hand grenade that he found while out on a walk. The man, who has been identified as Marko S. found the unexploded grenade, a remnant from the 1991-95 Homeland War, in a field near his...
  • Bomb Squad Detonates Suspicious Box of Money

    An anonymous act of charity was misinterpreted in Florida on Saturday, when the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad blew up a box full of money. The 40-pound package was found outside the Master’s Touch International Church by a member of the congregation – it bore a simple note...
  • Men Use Home-made Explosives for Hunting Turtles

    The title may be a bit misleading.  They weren’t actually “hunting” per se, more like torturing a snapping turtle.  And they weren’t men so much as they were prize-winning morons. Five Albany county men face charges of setting off home-made explosives and animal torture, after they blew up a...