A single bomb could contain between 1,470 and 7,500 mines.
The bomb contained at least 1,000 pounds of explosives and left a 20-foot crater in the road.
Most bombs do not contain more energy than ordinary fuel, except in the case of a nuclear weapon.
A great deal was made of the fact that the undetonated bomb did not contain any batteries.
Those American bombs contain fifteen thousand pounds' worth of explosive.
The bomb, containing 150 grams of explosives, was planted outside the house shortly before 1am.
Originally, military officials said the bomb contained 150 to 200 pounds of high explosives packed inside a van.
Investigators concluded that the bomb contained one pound of plastic explosive.
X-rays showed that the bomb contained approximately 15 lb of explosives.
Moreover, the bomb contained a chemical mixture he had never used before that was more powerful, suggesting an escalation.