IED Clearance Good Practice Guide

Suicide belt

Image 1. Image of a suicide belt initiated by a MUV (Universal Mine Fuze) type fuze

This suicide IED is deliberately intended to be overtly visible by leaving the detonating cord and switch visible. This may indicate that it was planned to be used in a final violent act and to prevent the wearer from being captured, rather than to be used in an overt attack.

Detonating cord

MUV switch

Main charge and container

Image 2. Image of the MUV type fuze connected directly to a suicide belt

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