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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: improvised explosive device

improvised explosive device stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - The war in Afghanistan is getting deadlier for both coalition troops and Afghan forces, reports James Dao in the New York Times, mostly because of an increase in homemade bomb attacks—465  in May alone. The IEDs—improvised explosive devices—are getting more sophisticated as well as more common, and... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • IED • roadside bomb • bomb • coalition troops • Afghanistan war • improvised explosive device

Grave Lack of Security at Fed Buildings: GAO

Agents snuck in bomb parts, assembled them in restrooms

Jul 8, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A covert investigation shows the nation’s federal buildings are woefully under-protected from potential terrorist attacks, CNN reports. Undercover agents were able to sneak bomb components through security into each of the 10 federal buildings—occupied by the Homeland Security, Justice, and State departments—they tested, assemble explosive devices in... More »

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Congress • terrorism • IED • bomb • Department of Homeland Security • GAO • Government Accountability Office • federal building • Federal Protective Service • improvised explosive device

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