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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Mail bombs

Mail bombs

  • Parcel bombs
  • Letter bombs

Incidence

By mid 1993, investigators in the USA continued their already 15 year search for the individual or group sending parcel and letter bombs, consistently distinguished by the initials "FC", to various individuals throughout the country. Over the 15 year period, 1 person had been killed and 22 had been injured by the aforementioned parcels.

Broader

Psychotic violence
Presentable
Inappropriate use of the mail service
Presentable

Aggravated by

Blacklisting
Presentable
Amateur terrorists
Presentable

Related

Hate mail
Presentable
Terrorist bombing
Unpresentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Defence » Arms
  • Transportation, telecommunications » Handling
  • Transportation, telecommunications » Post
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G1130
    DOCID
    11711300
    D7NID
    145464
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020