Reuters
| May 13, 2013
Turkish officials are charging that twin car bombs that killed 46 people in the border town of Reyhanli were brought in from Syria, and are calling on the international community to take action against the nation. Police have busted nine men they ...
Associated Press
| Apr 30, 2013
A huge explosion in central Damascus at the former Interior Ministry building has killed at least 13 people and injured 70, Syrian TV is reporting. The blast occurred a day after seven were killed by a car bomb targeting the convey transporting Sy...
Euronews
| Apr 29, 2013
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki has survived a devastating car bombing in Damascus that targeted his convoy in the upscale Mazzeh district where many senior government officials live. At least seven people, including the prime minister's bodyg...
Associated Press
| Apr 23, 2013
A powerful car bomb was used to attack the French embassy in Tripoli, Libya on Tuesday. At least two French guards were injured.
Democracy Now!
| Apr 16, 2013
Dave Zirin, Sports Editor of The Nation magazine, responds to the Boston Marathon bombings and discusses the race's historic significance. "First, prayer's for the people in Boston, Baghdad, and Mogadishu who are suffering today," Zirin said. "Sec...
Al Jazeera English
| Apr 16, 2013
Inside Story examines the ongoing issues facing a fragile peace in Somalia as rebels attack at the heart of the government machine. Host Hazem Sika is joined by guests: Augustine Mahiga, the United Nations special representative for Somalia, and h...
Associated Press
| Apr 15, 2013
Insurgents launched what appeared to be a highly coordinated string of attacks across Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 36 and wounding more than 200, according to officials.
ITN News
| Apr 14, 2013
At least 16 people have been killed in two car bomb explosions outside the law courts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu and in the gunfight that ensued. While no group has claimed responsibility, speculation points to Al-Shabaab militants, linked to ...
Al Jazeera English
| Apr 8, 2013
At least 15 people have been killed after a car bomb exploded in central Damascus. Dozens more were injured. State TV is calling it a suicide attack by terrorists. Al Jazeera's Rula Amin reports from Beirut in neighboring Lebanon.
Euronews
| Mar 19, 2013
A series of as many as nine car bombs have killed dozens of people in Shi'ite districts in and around Baghdad. The attacks come on the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The bombs exploded near a busy market cl...
— Feb 25, 2012 at 09:48 am
A car bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device, is an improvised explosive device placed inside a car or other vehicle and then detonated. It is commonly used as a weapon of assassination, terrorism or guerrilla warfare, to kill the occupants of the vehicle, people near the blast site, or to damage buildings or other property. Car bombs act as their own delivery mechanisms and can carry a relatively large amount of explosives without attracting suspicion; in larger vehicles and trucks, weights of at least 7,000 pounds have been used. Car bombs are activated in a variety of ways; including opening the vehicle's doors, starting the engine, depressing the accelerator or brake pedals or simply lighting a fuse or setting a timing device. The gasoline in the vehicle's fuel tanks make the explosion of the bomb more powerful.
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