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Iraq
Work accident: ISIS detonates explosives in Salahuddin
2016-02-16
(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – A security source in Salahuddin province said on Monday, that one of the C4 caches for ISIS in the district of al-Sharqat had exploded, while pointed out that the size of losses is unknown yet.

The source reported for IraqiNews.com, “Today, one of the caches of the C4 material in the vicinity of al-Sharqat District (north of Salahuddin) had exploded strongly for unknown reasons; without knowing the size of casualties in the ranks of the [ISIS] elements.”

The source added, “ISIS retains many C4 caches to secure the needs of its formations in al-Sharqat.”
Posted by:badanov

#4  Maybe someone who doesn't like ISIS deliberately set it off. Probably easier to say who isn't on that list.
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2016-02-16 13:38  

#3  Good question Glenmore.

Mythbusters did some tests on C4 and nothing other than a blasting cap would set it off.

Lighting it on fire? nope.
Dropping real heavy weights on it? nope.
Shooting it? nope.

I'm surprised the damn stuff ever explodes.
Posted by: AlanC   2016-02-16 13:11  

#2  I thought C4 was a real stable explosive - what could make it accidentally detonate in storage? Sabotage?
Posted by: Glenmore   2016-02-16 10:55  

#1  Did it show up on the seismometers? (Hope hope!)
Posted by: gorb   2016-02-16 01:23  

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