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2024-05-27 19:45:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3B3128B49CFAC1DD2C60E26FFCA169FDC769DB62156E6F9FA15DF7CD41726E00
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The explosives pictured are Iranian made, not USA made. Sources: Iranian produced M112 explosives: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/10/19/hamas-used-iranian-produced-weapons-in-october-7-terror-attack-in-israel/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/A-Guide-to-Illicit-Iranian-Weapon-Transfers-in-the-Gulf.pdf US-produced M112 explosives: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Marines_with_the_1st_Explosive_Ordnance_Disposal_Company,_Combat_Logistics_Regiment_2_prepare_ammunition_for_disposal_during_a_demolition_operation_in_Helmand_province,_Afghanistan,_March_17,_2013_130317-M-KS710-186.jpg
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