Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are becoming more common weapons. This presentation outlines the threats from common IEDs like pipe bombs, which use pipes filled with explosives to kill, and basic IEDs that can be hidden in everyday items like briefcases, backpacks, and executive briefcases. These basic IEDs are fabricated using materials like alarm clocks, batteries, tape, wire, and explosives that turn innocent-looking objects into deadly bombs. Proper training is needed for executive protection units to recognize and avoid these IED threats.

1. IEDs Awareness
IEDs are becoming a weapon of choice in some areas of operation. It’s
paramount the Executive Protection Unit develops tactics, techniques
and procedures to on how to deal with this threat. This means IED
recognition and avoidance.
The following presentation displays some types of IEDs and the
materials usually utilized to fabricate them.

2. Pipe Bomb
The Pipe Bomb is filled with high explosive.
The pipe is ripped into many small, high-
speed fragments at time of detonation.
Pipe Bombs are designed to kill. They are
more lethal than hand grenades and their
effects are totally unpredictable.

3. Basic IED 1
The ordinary everyday vinyl briefcase seems so
innocent on the outside, but deadly enough to
kill hundreds on the inside.
Materials utilized to fabricate a basic IED:
 Baby Ben alarm clocks
 Steel plate
 D-cell batteries
 Duct tape
 Electrical tape
 Twisted iron wire
 Flooring nails
 Dynamite
 Vinyl briefcase

4. Basic IED 2
The common backpack has an innocent
exterior, but with highly deadly consequences.
Utilized materials:
 Baby Ben alarm clocks
 Duct tape
 Electrical tape
 Steel plates
 Dynamite
 Lantern batteries
 Wire nails
 Backpack

5. Basic IED 3
The expensive leather executive briefcase,
familiar in all boardrooms, shows no outward
signs of dangerousness until is too late.
Materials:
 Electrical Tape
 Duct tape
 Baby Ben alarm clocks
 Steel plates
 Blasting caps
 Lantern batteries
 SEMTEX plastic explosives
 Leather briefcase