detonate
Example Sentences
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The SBU claims Russian handlers have deliberately detonated devices remotely, knowing their agents would be killed.
From BBC
It supplied extensive real-time target lists in Tehran and supplied the Lebanese militia Hezbollah with doctored pagers that it then remotely detonated.
Although the explosive device detonated inside the building, none of the 200 or so residents was injured.
From BBC
The IED ignited, and after a couple minutes of burning, it detonated, causing some damage to the unoccupied building.
From BBC
He added that the attacker detonated the bomb close to a police car after waiting for up to 15 minutes.
From BBC
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