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There are two types of devices referred to as a chlorine bomb, one a small-scale device using the pressure of chlorine gas to produce an explosion, and the other a terrorist weapon - using the chlorine itself as a chemical weapon. General Name, Symbol, Number chlorine, Cl, 17 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 3, p Appearance yellowish green Standard atomic weight 35. ...
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Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure or incapacitate an enemy. ...
Prank device This type of "chlorine bomb" is made with an airtight container containg some rubbing alchohol or similar. When a chlorine tablet is added, it produces an expansive pressure increase, shattering the container.
Popularized in The Anarchist Cookbook and The Terrorist Handbook, such a bomb is a more dangerous alternatives to a dry ice bomb, but likewise generally made by teenagers for recreational use rather than with any intent to harm.[citation needed]. However exposure to chlorine and the reactive substances used can cause respiratory problems from inhalation and also cause injury to mucous membranes, similar to tear gas. Most injuries relating to these devices involve bruised hands, blinding and other eye injuries - generally to the bomb makers themselves[citation needed]. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
The Anarchist Cookbook (ISBN 0-9623032-0-8) is a book written by William Powell. ...
A dry ice bomb is a simple bomb typically made from a plastic bottle, water and dry ice. ...
The mucous membranes (or mucosa) are linings of ectodermic origin, covered in epithelium, that line various body cavities and internal organs. ...
A riot control agent is a type of lachrymatory agent (or lacrimatory agent). ...
Chemical weapon In the Iraqi insurgency high-explosive powered improvised explosive devices which spread chlorine gas over an area have been used on many occasions as a terror weapon since early 2007.[1] Chlorine intended for cleaning and water purification is used to produce a cloud of gas which burns the skin on contact and can be fatal. Chlorine gas was also used in World War 1. The Iraq resistance movement is the armed resistance by diverse groups to the coalition occupation of Iraq. ...
Munitions rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad, November 2005. ...
Chlorine bombings in Iraq began in January 2007, when terrorists in Al Anbar province started using chlorine gas in conjunction with conventional vehicle-borne explosive devices. ...
Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
References - ^ "'Chlorine bomb' hits Iraq village", BBC News, 2007-05-17. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ...
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