car bombing
Explosive automotive attack
A car bombing is a terrorist or military attack using explosives placed in or under a vehicle, detonated to kill, injure, or destroy targets.
The term covers both the act and the event: The car bombing killed twelve people.
Car bombs have been favored by insurgents and terrorists because vehicles blend into urban environments and can deliver large explosive payloads.
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- terrorist attackViolence for political intimidation
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
- remote detonatorWireless explosive activator
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- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
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Assault from hidden gunman
hand-to-hand combat · poisoning · strangulation · shooting · stabbing
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Formal end to hostilities
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Neutralizing explosive devices
bomb defusal · evacuation · security sweep · bomb detection · counterterrorism
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