IED Clearance Good Practice Guide

VBIED firing switch and power source

Electrical circuit

Image 11. Image of VBIED firing switch attached to the steering wheel

The firing switch is also likely to be easily accessible to the driver. In this example a single toggle switch is co-located with a 9V battery and attached to the steering wheel by adhesive tape. Two red electrical wires are in turn connected to the IED’s detonator.

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