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pipe bomb

noun

  1. a small homemade bomb typically contained in a metal pipe.


pipe bomb

noun

  1. a small explosive device hidden in a pipe or drain, detonated by means of a timer
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pipe bomb1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Two teenage girls in the US state of Texas have been arrested for plotting a "mass casualty attack" with pipe bombs and guns, police say.

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FBI officials seized over 150 pipe bombs from the house of a Virginia man who used pictures of President Joe Biden as target practice, according to recently released court documents.

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Law enforcement sources told The Times that what appear to be two homemade pipe bombs with nails were found in blue coolers placed near two eateries on the famed strip.

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An initial FBI assessment found the devices to be "pipe bombs".

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The former congressman Lee Zeldin, who is Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, said the police had contacted him about a pipe bomb threat made to his home.

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