Recovery teams found that the explosive charges on Genesis did not fire indicating why the parachutes had not deployed.

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There, fishermen have learnt how to extract the explosive charges from munitions left over from the second world war.

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One experimental propulsion system embeds thousands of tiny explosive charges in a piece of silicon the size of a postage stamp.

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Police said the limited damage showed the explosive charges were relatively small.

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But this lacks the detail necessary to spot small explosive charges.

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No evidence has ever been found of explosive charges and there are no recordings of a series of very loud explosions that would have been expected with controlled demolition.

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But instead of spewing lethal fragments like the grenades and explosive charges that the military uses to breach walls, the water bottles just shatter on impact and release a spray of water.

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Charles Marshall, 24, of Bramley, was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court for charges including possession of an explosive device and affray.

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At that point they'll reduce the need for rooms full of powder charges and the associated dangers that come along with explosive shells, but will instead need to make way for what looks to be a warehouse full of capacitors.

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Ali Mamlouk, the newly appointed head of the national security bureau, and a colonel known only as Adnan provided improvised explosive devices to Lebanese politician Michel Samaha, who faces the same charges.

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