2.7.3.COVERT SUICIDE VBIED Suicide IEDs can also be covert. This enables them to pass undetected in order to reach the intended target. In this example a suicide VBIED has been abandoned after an air strike on the adjacent building killed the NSAG personnel that were planning to use it.
Image 9. Abandoned VBIED in post-conflict context
In order for the vehicle to not appear overly weighed down at the rear the main charges have been distributed throughout the car. These would then have been covered by sheets or the trunk’s parcel shelf.
Main charge
Main charge
VBIED firing switch
Detonating cord links
Main charge
Main charge
Image 10. Image of the VBIED in detail showing main charges distributed throughout the vehicle
In this example the four plastic main charges, each containing approximately 25 kg of HME, are connected together by blue detonating cord.
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