Letter Bombs
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Letter or package bombs represent an excellent delivery method if the
motive of the attack is to inflict injury upon a specific individual.
Employees should be very alert for:
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Balance - In letter bombs, device components may shift and tend
to "unbalance" an item of mail leaving it feeling "unusual" as compared
to other similar items of mail.
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Sweating - Some chemical used in explosives may "sweat" and
result in "greasy" marks on wrappings.
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Odours - Some of these chemicals may also give off unusual odours,
which the human nose will quickly sense. For example, the Okalahoma
City bomb was constructed of nitrogen based commercial fertiliser. The
next time you use garden or lawn fertiliser, note the smell. Nitrogen
explosive devices may emit the same odour.
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Feel - Letters have a normal "feel". Those that contain devices
may simply not "feel" right, or they may be "stiff". This can indicate
the presence of plastic or metallic components as opposed to te normal
paper stuffing.
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Packaging - Be very cautious of envelopes or packages, which are
found within other packages. This may be an attempt to mask or hide
the actual explosive device.
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Addressing - Be cautious of items marked "To Be Opened Only By",
or one which carries a strange place of origin, script, disguised or unusual
writing or type, obvious misspelling or altering of words in the address
field, or the lack of a return address.
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