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Incendiary Devices in Packages


Incendiary Devices in Packages

Abstract: 

Following the ignition of two incendiary devices in packages at the Maryland Department of Transportation in Hanover, Maryland, and the Jeffrey Building in Annapolis, Maryland, START has compiled background information from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) on:

  • TERRORISTS' USE OF INCENDIARY DEVICES
  • TERRORISTS' USE OF LETTER/PACKAGE DEVICES IN THE UNITED STATES
  • ATTACKS AGAINST GOVERNMENT TARGETS IN THE UNITED STATES
  • TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN MARYLAND

See the full background report and press release.

Additional Info

Research Area: 
Terrorism and Society
Topics: 
IEDs