How to recognise a letter bomb or parcel Bomb

Letter and parcel bombs generally are “victim activated” meaning that a victim or intended target must activate the device by opening it.
They do not normally contain timing devices. Bombs can range from the size of a cigarette package to a large parcel. Letter and package bombs have been disguised as letters, books, candy, and figurines. Delivery methods have included mail systems, personal delivery, or placement at the recipient’s site.

A letter or parcel bomb might have some of the following indicators:

❑Suspicious origin—especially if the postmark or name of sender is unusual, unknown, or no further address is given.

❑ Excessive or inadequate postage.

❑ Off-balance or lopsided letter or package.

❑Unusual weight for the size of the letter or package. Letters also may be unusually  thick.

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❑Stiffness or springiness of contents. (When checking, do not bend exces sively.)

❑Protruding wires or components; unusual grease or oil stains on the envelope.

❑Strange smell, particularly almond or other suspicious odors

 ❑Handwriting of sender is not familiar or indicates a foreign style not normally received by recipient.

❑ Common words or names are misspelled.

❑ Rub on or block lettering.

❑Restrictive markings such as “confidential” or “personal” or an honorific title appended to the name of the addressee.

 ❑Small hole in the envelope or package wrapping that could be a provision for an arming/safety wire.

❑Rattling inside the envelope or package— possibly loose components of a device.

❑Visual distractions (i.e., currency, pornography).

If you identify a letter or package as suspicious, don’t let anyone near it. Notify your RSO or PSO immediately, and leave the letter or package in an open area, such as a courtyard, where it is easily accessible to bomb squad personnel. Never submerge it in water