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If you see a soda can, look out! Soda cans have been used as IEDs in Iraq and in Afghanistan, and American casualties have resulted from their detonation. There is a wire on this one because it's command detonated, but a soda can IED could have a timer or radio trigger, or be set to explode when moved or kicked.
If you observe an unattended soda can in an area where people pass by or congregate, or in a food court, contact authorities immediately. Do not attempt to move or defuse the device yourself. Calmly advise everyone in the area to leave quietly until the bomb squad has cleared the device.
If you see a suspicious person with a soda can, or see someone buying an unusual quantity of soda, or placing a soda can in an unusual place then walking away, call the police. It may be nothing, but it's worth a few moments of questioning to be sure.
A soda can without an explosive or timer may be a hoax device intended to frighten you, so do not panic when you see a soda can. But it may not be a hoax- act responsibly! Make that call- make your city a safe city!
