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A time bomb (or a timebomb, time-bomb) is a bomb whose detonation is triggered by a timer. The use or attempted use of time bombs has been for various purposes including insurance fraud, terrorism, assassination, sabotage and warfare. They are a frequent plot device in thriller and action films as they offer a way of imparting a dramatic sense ...
Delay-action bomb. A delay-action bomb is an aerial bomb designed to explode some time after impact, with the bomb's fuzes set to delay the explosion for times ranging from very brief to several weeks. Short delays are used to allow the bomb to penetrate before exploding: "a delay action bomb striking the roof of a tall building will penetrate ...
Halifax Explosion. On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship SS Mont-Blanc collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mont-Blanc, laden with high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastating the Richmond district of Halifax. At least 1,782 people were killed, largely in Halifax ...
The bomb squad was first called at 3:04 p.m., at least 30 minutes after the first 9-1-1 call from the bank and about 10 minutes after Wells was arrested. At 3:18, three minutes before the bomb squad arrived, the bomb detonated and blasted a fist-sized hole in Wells' chest, killing him in seconds.
Douglas DC-4 on a flight from Barranquilla to Bogota suffered a time bomb explosion at 6,000 feet, 55 minutes into the flight, leaving a 3-foot hole in the fuselage, over San Marcos. The plane continued to Bogota, landed without incident, and was repaired. [11] 0 12 October 1967 Cyprus Airways Flight 284
The bomb was defused. [26] 17 June 1974: 1974 Houses of Parliament bombing: A bomb exploded at the Houses of Parliament in London, causing extensive damage and injuring 11 people. [27] 17 July 1974: 1974 Tower of London bombing: An explosion in the Tower of London left one person dead and 41 injured.
The 1983 U.S. Senate bombing was a bomb explosion at the United States Senate on November 7, 1983, as a protest against United States military involvement in Lebanon and Grenada. [ 1] The attack led to heightened security in the DC metropolitan area, and the inaccessibility of certain parts of the Senate Building.
The explosion occurred almost directly under the second A in "Pan Am" on this side of the fuselage, in the forward cargo hold. The aircraft operating Pan Am Flight 103 was a Boeing 747-121, MSN 19646, registered as N739PA [9] and named Clipper Maid of the Seas. [10] Before 1979, it had been named Clipper Morning Light.