Forester spots the makeshift bomb, which goes off in his face.

On Nov. 1, they lost yet another soldier to yet another makeshift bomb.

A sudden burst of explosions ripped the dusty smoke as the construction workers tossed their makeshift bombs.

They were the time-fuses of his makeshift bomb, one as a back-up should the other fail.

A makeshift bomb has exploded outside Greece's press ministry building, causing material damage but not injuries, police say.

The soldiers seized six makeshift bombs and an array of Iraqi Army uniforms, the statement said.

Police officials said the three makeshift bombs, packed with explosives and nails, had been placed in a shopping cart left near a garbage bin.

The police displayed nearly 40 makeshift bombs and other weapons that they said had been confiscated from the Golan family apartment.

Mullon raised his hand and warned: "Not yet; first we've got to get those makeshift bombs ready."

The military is working with about 80 contractors on some 100 technology initiatives to detect, defuse and defeat the makeshift bombs.