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A bicycle bomb (or bike bomb) is an improvised explosive device that is placed on a bicycle.

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On 19 May 2003 a 19 year-old Hamas militant strapped explosives to the back of his bicycle in the Gaza Strip and rode it alongside an Israeli Army vehicle, detonating it, killing himself and injuring 3 Israeli soldiers. [10]

Spain

On 28 June 2001, a parcel bomb planted by the ETA on a bicycle exploded in Madrid, injuring at least 10 people. [11]

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  1. Westminster, Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons. "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 8 Jul 1994". publications.parliament.uk.
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo. The bicycle was purchased on HP from Halfords and modified in a terraced house in Coventry. The bomb was a liquid explosive, in a bottle concealed in a book carried on the bicycle. The remains of the bicycle are in the Coventry Police's "Black Museum". Schrapnel from the blast is reported to have travelled over 2 miles /countdown_390828_mon_01.shtml
  3. "IRA confirms it planted seaside bicycle bombs: Police seek tourist". Independent.co.uk . 16 August 1994.
  4. "Castles of the North, by Jonathan Olley (2003)" (PDF).
  5. "CNN.com - Afghan bicycle bomb injures 15 - Dec. 6, 2003". www.cnn.com.
  6. "Bicycle Bomb Kills Locals, Injures German Soldier - Germany- News and in-depth reporting from Berlin and beyond - DW - 22.02.2006". DW.COM.
  7. "Bicycle bomb near police bus injures 11 in Kabul".
  8. "CNN.com - Deadly bombs hit Iraqi markets - Jun 26, 2006". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  9. Police die in Grozny explosions. The BBC News. 21 August 2009
  10. Cordesman, Anthony (2005). The Israeli-Palestinian War: Escalating to Nowhere. Greenwood. p. 198. ISBN   0275987582 . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  11. "EL CORREO DIGITAL | POLÍTICA - Atentados de ETA desde la ruptura de la última tregua".