>I don’t get how you can profile based on the use of ball bearings.<
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I agree, ball bearings come from rotating equipment and that is a rarity in Afghanistan. You just don’t use ball bearings unless they’re plentifull. Now, buckshot would be a different matter.
In WWII we sent B-17s just to demolish Hitler’s ballbearing manufacturing plants, that’s how important they are.
Even in the US, ballbearings are not easy to come by unless you visit a dump and go looking for them.
I’ve seen steel balls sold as slingshot ammo.Available at Walmart and other places.
Or have a computer that can access eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-1-4-Chrome-steel-bearing-balls-/380567841784?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589b9c6bf8
I read it wasn’t ballbearings - it was BBs. They are very easy to come by.
“The most seriously injured children had BBs and nails embedded in their bodies, said Dr. David P. Mooney — objects that were apparently packed into the explosive devices.”
Lots of details in article and quotes.
RE> Even in the US, ballbearings are not easy to come by unless you visit a dump and go looking for them.
Do a Amazon search for ‘magnetix toys’. A few sets of these and you’ve got scores of fairly large ball bearings.
The bearings I saw photos of with regard to this event looked more like BBs.