hamburger bomb

hamburger bomb
 n.β€” Β«He says terroristsβ€”who have brought explosives on board more than 100 flights around the world since the 1950s (including the shoe bomb of al-Qaida agent Richard Reid)β€”have devised what’s called the “hamburger bomb,” which is Semtex or C-4 in the shape of a burger or chicken patty.Β» β€”β€œU.S. fears inside job at airports” World New Daily Oct. 21, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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