Sentence examples for explosive went off from inspiring English sources

A third attacker died when his explosive went off, and the Thai worker was killed during the gun battle.

The attempts on her life began in 1998, when an explosive went off at the front door of her office.

Discussing Lindsay, whose explosive went off at Russell Square, the QC added: "From the reconnaissance trip on 28 June, it's possible to speculate that Lindsay was intending to get to South Kensington but was delayed on the Piccadilly line".

The explosive went off near the boardwalk by the intersection of Ocean Avenue and D Street, authorities said.

When police approached, an explosive went off about 20 yards away, said a report posted on the national Investigative Committee's official website.

The flowing electricity creates a magnetic field, which is then compressed as the (relatively small) explosive goes off.

The explosives went off just before 8 a.m., next to a group of girls.

First, a car loaded with explosives went off in a parking lot outside the restaurant.

Another family member said: "Maybe the explosives went off prematurely by accident.

Their truck was headed to a government building when a roadside bomb, believed to contain at least 200 pounds of explosives, went off, according to police officials.

Earlier this month, Danish police said a Chechen boxer had been planning to send a letter bomb to the same newspaper when the explosives went off accidentally at a hotel in Copenhagen.