Black tape removed for illustration to show mock wooden detonator
Electrical wires and CAT5 cable (camouflaged as detonating cord) providing the circuit
Image 4. A fake detonator attached to blue cable rather than detonating cord
This blue CAT5 cable contains a number of insulated electrical wires, two of which have been selected and incorporated into the IED’s circuit. If the blue cable is manually cut using a metal tool, such as wire snips, then the tool itself makes the connection between the two wires, functioning the IED.
ׁ WARNING. Even a non-metal tool would likely cause a connection by crushing strands of wire together during the cutting process.
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