Military dog teams in Afghanistan were credited with finding more than 12, 500 pounds of explosives in 2010.
SANA, quoting a source in Deir Ezzor, said the 1, 000 kilograms, or more than 2, 200 pounds of explosives, were used in the bombing, which also destroyed and damaged buildings.
As part of his plea agreement in exchange for four consecutive life sentences, Rudolph told investigators where in western North Carolina he stashed five caches totaling more than 160 pounds of explosives.
On that day, a van packed with 2, 000 pounds of explosives slammed into the front of the U.S. embassy and exploded with such tremendous force that the front of the building collapsed.
Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- An abandoned van containing a device with 600 pounds of explosives was found in Newry, Northern Ireland, near the border with the Republic of Ireland, police said Saturday.
Putting humans in a vehicle with millions of parts, atop thousands of pounds of explosives, and then operating it at high speeds while monitoring thousands of variables that rapidly change is hard stuff.
India police busted up an alleged terrorist attack on Thursday after finding two and a half pounds of explosives in a car parked outside of the Ambala metro station days before a Hindu religious holiday, the India Times is reporting.
The bomb carries 18, 000 pounds of conventional explosives that have an indefinite shelf life.
Ahmed Mohammed and Sayed Mansour were caught with 15 kilos (33 pounds) of explosives in the capital, Nairobi, last June.
It replaces the Vietnam-era "Daisy Cutter, " a 15, 000-pound bomb with 12, 600 pounds of the less-powerful GSX explosives.
Bomb disposal experts found between 24 pounds (10 and 12kg) of explosives connected to a detonator with a 440-foot (135-meter) cable.
Initial estimates of the amount of explosives used in the bomb varied from 50 kilograms (110 pounds) to 70 kg.
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