Editing Explosive belt (section)

==Description==
[[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Two Palestinians Caught with an Explosives Belt.jpg|thumb|right|A suicide belt captured by the Israel Defense Forces (2006)]]The explosive belt usually consists of several cylinders filled with explosive (de facto [[pipe bomb]]s), or in more sophisticated versions with plates of explosive. The explosive is surrounded by a [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]] jacket that produces the shrapnel responsible for most of the bomb's lethality, effectively making the jacket a crude, body-worn, [[Claymore mine]]. Once the vest is detonated, the explosion resembles an omnidirectional [[shotgun]] blast. The most dangerous and the most widely used shrapnel are steel balls {{convert|3|-|7|mm|in|frac=32|abbr=on}} in diameter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna51558990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507082138/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna51558990|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2021|title=What is Shrapnel?|website=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> Other shrapnel material can be anything of suitable size and hardness, most often nails, screws, nuts, and thick wire. Shrapnel is responsible for about 90% of all casualties caused by this kind of device.

A "loaded" vest may weigh between {{convert|5|and|20|kg|lb|round=5}} and may be hidden under thick clothes, usually jackets or snow coats.

A suicide [[vest]] may cover the entire stomach and usually has shoulder straps.

A common [[security]] procedure against suspected suicide bombers is to move the suspect at least {{convert|15|m|ft|-1}} away from other people, then ask them to remove their upper clothing. While this procedure is relatively uncontroversial for use on males, it may cause an issue when dealing with females suspected of being [[suicide bombers]]. Male security personnel may be reluctant to inspect or strip-search females, and can be accused of sexual harassment after having done so.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.discovery.com/human/life/sochi-suicide-bomber-threat-why-terrorists-use-women-140122.htm |title=Sochi Suicide Bomber Threat: Why Terrorists Use Women |last1=Niiler  |first1=Eric |date=Jan 22, 2014 |website=Discovery.net |publisher=Discovery Communications |access-date=2014-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125061139/http://news.discovery.com/human/life/sochi-suicide-bomber-threat-why-terrorists-use-women-140122.htm |archive-date=2015-11-25}}</ref> Alternatively, an [[infrared detector]] can be used. There are assertions that using a [[millimeter wave scanner]] would be viable for the task, but the concept has been disputed.

The discovery of remains as well as incidentally unexploded belts or vests can offer [[forensic]] clues to the investigation after the attack.<ref>AFP/NEWSCORE [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/ugandan_police_find_suicide_vest_2mCnVBNdb1VKbskj0QEnTK "Ugandan police find suicide vest, hunts suspects"]. July 13, 2010, ''New York Post''. Retrieved ?</ref>