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Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. | A mailbomb (or mail bomb), also called parcel bomb or letter bomb, is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed to explode when opened, injuring or killing the recipient, usually someone the sender has a personal grudge against, or more indiscriminately as part of a terrorist campaign. Some countries have agencies the job of which is in part the interdiction of mailbombs and the investigation of mailbombings. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ...
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Mail bombs are usually set to explode immediately on opening, with the intention of seriously injuring or killing the recipient (who may or may not be the person to whom the bomb was addressed). Parcel bombs may have excessive postage because a bomber usually does not want to mail a parcel over the counter, having to deal with a clerk, or because he doesn't want to take any risk the parcel will be returned to him for postage due. Letter bombs may feel rigid, or appear uneven or lopsided. Package bombs may have an irregular shape, soft spots, or bulges. Oil or grease stains are also indicated as warning signs. Though mail bombs may exhibit these characteristics, depending on their design, more often than not a package with these features is benign. Packages arriving unsolicited may be a more telltale warning. A British pillar box The postal system is a system by which written documents typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages containing other matter, are delivered to destinations around the world. ...
Bombs delivered by mail can often be recognized because they arrive in suspicious packages or unusual looking letters. The police and security consultants can advise how to recognize possible mailbombs.
A related threat is mail containing unidentified powders or chemicals. In many cases, these turn out to be harmless, and often sent as a joke or hoax threat. However, until the substance can be analyzed in a laboratory it may present a hazard, so police or environmental authorities may close the affected areas. This often is the intended purpose of the sender.
Examples of mailbombs
The world's first mailbomb was used by a Swedish man named Martin Ekenberg on August 20, 1904, targeting CEO Karl Fredrik Lundin in Stockholm. It was made of a box loaded with bullets and explosives. [1](Swedish) August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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On 5th February 2007 a mail bomb exploded at the London headquarters of congestion charge firm Capita in Victoria Street. A female employee was injured in the blast and the area was cordoned off by police. The identity of the individual or organisation behind the bombing is currently not known, although London's Counter-Terrorism Command unit is dealing with the incident, suggesting a possible terrorist connection. Image File history File links Splitsection. ...
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On 6th February 2007 a letter bomb exploded at an office in the Thames Valley, London. Two men in their 30s were treated at the scene for blast injuries to their hands and upper bodies. Thames Valley Police said it was too soon to say whether it was connected to yesterday's letter bomb attack at the offices of London congestion charge firm Capita, which injured a woman. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Thames Valley Police is one of the largest Home Office police services in England and the largest non-metropolitan one, covering 2200 sq mi (5,700 km²) and a population of 2. ...
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On 07 February 2007 a letter bomb exploded at the DVLA in Swansea, causing minor injuries to a female employee. February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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See also Theodore John Ted Kaczynski (born May 22, 1942), also known as the Unabomber, is an American anarchist best known for his campaign of mail bombings. ...
Franz Fuchs Franz Fuchs (December 12, 1949 in Gralla, Styria - February 26, 2000 in Graz) was a xenophobic Austrian terrorist. ...
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A mailbomb (or mail bomb), also called parcel bomb or letter bomb, is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed to explode when opened, injuring or killing the recipient, usually someone the sender has a personal grudge against, or more indiscriminately as part of a terrorist campaign. ...
External links - U.S. Postal Inspection Service - Mail Bombs
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