pipe bomb

noun

: a bomb made from a piece of pipe
a pipe bomb

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An apparent pipe bomb was found at a home in southern Brooklyn on Wednesday, police sources said. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, a pipe bomb concealed in a backpack detonated at Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring many others. Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026 The case has drawn intense scrutiny in part because the pipe bomb investigation remained unsolved for nearly five years, fueling speculation and conspiracy theories. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026 The pipe bomb report — ultimately determined to be false — was not the first time police were called out to Goode's home on a bogus tip. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025 Former Vice President Kamala Harris was in the DNC offices at the time a pipe bomb was discovered nearby, at which point she was evacuated from the premises by her Secret Service detail. Connor Greene, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 Bongino has continued to focus on the pipe bomb case since arriving at the FBI, sources told CNN. Cnn.com, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025 Still, work continued within the FBI on the shocking pipe bomb incident. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025 On Sunday, Leising wrote that her home was targeted by a pipe bomb threat on Saturday. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025

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“Pipe bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20bomb. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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