How are terrorist bombs typically used?

How are terrorist bombs typically used?

Erroll Southers (Former Deputy Director of the California Department of Homeland Security) gives expert video advice on: What kinds of weapons do terrorists like to use?; How are terrorist bombs typically used?; How likely am I to be a victim of a terrorist bomb? and more...

One of the hallmarks of the groups that we are most interested in - Al-Qaeda type groups - is simultaneity. They usually don't blow-up one location at a time they usually blow-up several locations at a time. So if you can get it there and transport it and detonate it you're in great shape. The sad part is we don't have to be suicide bombers we've seen cell phone technology in increasing use in blowing up bombs. Setting timers, blowing up bombs remotely by calling that phone; so there's a number of ways to do it, it's very effective and very cheap.