Blast bomb
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Blast bomb is a term used in Northern Ireland for a type of improvised explosive device.[1] More specifically, these devices are usually a form of homemade grenade, which is thrown at a target. These devices have been used in a number of public order situations, and in attacks on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and British Army.[2] Ordinary fireworks are sometimes used in a similar fashion to blast bombs. Such devices which are packed with nails are referred to as nail bombs.
A similar type of device, also common in Northern Ireland, is the pipe bomb.
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