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conjectured: "The vest's tight constraints and the positioning of the explosive pouches would channel the energy of the blast outward, toward whoever stood directly in front of him. Some of that energy wave would inevitably roll upward, ripping the bomber's body apart at its weakest point, between
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procedure against suspected suicide bombers is to move the suspect at least 15 metres (50 ft) away from other people, then ask them to remove their upper clothing. While this procedure is relatively uncontroversial for use on males, it may cause an issue when dealing with females suspected of
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the neck bones and lower jaw. It accounts for the curious phenomenon in which suicide bombers' heads are severed clean at the moment of detonation and are later found in a state of perfect preservation several metres away from the torso's shredded remains."
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Suicide bombers who wear the vests are often obliterated by the explosion; the best evidence of their identity is the head, which often remains relatively intact because it is separated and thrown clear off the body by the explosion. Journalist
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forces. Japanese soldiers routinely detonated themselves by attacking Allied tanks while carrying antitank mines, magnetic demolition charges, hand grenades and other explosive devices.
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A "loaded" vest may weigh between 5 and 20 kilograms (10 and 45 lb) and may be hidden under thick clothes, usually jackets or snow coats.
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jacket that produces the shrapnel responsible for most of the bomb's lethality, effectively making the jacket a crude, body-worn,
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blast. The most dangerous and the most widely used shrapnel are steel balls 3–7 mm (
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The explosive belt usually consists of several cylinders filled with explosive (de facto
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The discovery of remains as well as incidentally unexploded belts or vests can offer
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would be viable for the task, but the concept has been disputed.
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Chinese suicide bomber putting on an explosive vest made out of
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may cover the entire stomach and usually has shoulder straps.
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A suicide belt captured by the Israel Defense Forces (2006)
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to maximize the number of casualties in the explosion.
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Model 24 hand grenades
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explosives
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