ABDC incident types
The Australian Bomb Data Centre (ABDC) deals with the following range of bomb-related incidents:
Bombing
An incident involving the use of one or more improvised explosive devices (IED) which has functioned. Military explosive ordnance which may not be improvised but which has been used in an illegal manner is also included in this definition.
Attempted bombing
An incident involving the use of one or more IEDs which have failed because of an assembly or design defect, component failure or a successful "render safe" procedure.
Hoax bomb
An incident involving an item which is intended by its builder or user to be mistaken for an IED.
Recovery
The recovery of:
- complete IEDs, components or explosives/incendiary materials, where there is reason to believe that there was an intention to construct an IED;
- an IED before it was placed, armed or laid; or
- items previously stolen or acquired for, or as a result of, unlawful activities.
Theft
The theft of explosives and accessories.