Trash Bag Bombs- Lethal Garbage 

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department responded to a “fireworks” call 

in an alley located in a residential neighborhood and located a 

common household trash bag floating a few inches off the ground. The 

bag appeared filled with air with a harmless balloon appearance.  A 

patrol officer punctured the bag with a rake and the bag exploded 

causing eye and ear injuries to three patrol officers on scene.  It was 

determined the device was a “Trash Bag Bomb.”   

These devices are becoming frequently made as improvised explosive 

devices (IED’s) due to the ease of manufacturing and the availability of instructions on how to 

make the devices.  Online website, www.anarchistcookbook.com, is one of many websites that 

gives instructions on how to make these devices with cheap and accessible chemicals and 

ingredients.  The following are instructions for a trash bag bomb cited from the website: 

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The Anarchist Cookbook has been around a long time and id still, from the above noted, still making trouble.