US Blames Iran for Bomb Toll

Record number of fatalitles linked to EFP attacks

Posted Aug 8, 2007 12:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – A sophisticated bomb that the US military has tracked to Iran was used in a record number of attacks on American-led troops last month, the New York Times reports. The bombs—called explosively formed penetrators—fire a semi-molten copper slug that can break through the... Read full story »

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