A weapon that seriously wounded American television journalist Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt is among the deadliest in the insurgents' arsenal _ the dreaded roadside bomb, or improvised explosive device.
Hidden in everything from garbage, to vehicles and even roadkill, the thunderous blasts from concealed explosives have become a hallmark of the &to=http://english.pravda.ru/mailbox/22/98/386/14251_Garceau.html' target=_blank>Iraq war.
Suicide car bombers often grab the headlines with their mass casualty attacks, many against civilians. But it is the improvised explosive device, or IED, that soldiers fear the most.
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