ABSTRACT
In bombing incidents, the investigation at the scene should quickly provide two of three essential pieces of information which pertain to motive, opportunity, and means:
1. ›e target(s) 2. ›e victim(s)
However, the third piece of information usually takes much longer:
3. ›e design of the explosive device(s)
›e most common motives underlying the use of an explosive device are experimentation, murder, suicide, intimidation, vandalism, and destruction of evidence. Information on motive is derived by basic police investigative procedures.
