Nope. It was a small section of pipe capped on one end and a fuse on the other. Just add explosive. He will likely go to jail for it.
Source?
Also, why would anyone put a cap on one end and a fuse on the other before adding explosive? Wouldn't you leave one end of the pipe open so that you could fill it with explosive?
I am not saying it did not happen. There are clearly a lot of dumbasses out there.
Wrong.