This controlled detonation was done in the middle of the desert to get rid of explosives we have confiscated from possible insurgents in addition to some of our own munitions that were no longer safe to fire. After we blew them up a bunch of locals rode out on motorcycles to pick up the metal debris the blast left to sell for scrap. If we didn't stop them they would have been right over the blast zone for the final explosion (we set off 4). They chose to listen to us this time, but they can be really reckless with their own lives.
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| Fire left after the blast as we rode back to camp. |
