Bomb that killed Tucson scrap metal worker identified
Police have not said why and how the device ended up in a scrap metal shop.
(CNN)The military ordnance that exploded in a Tucson, Arizona, scrapyard and killed a worker was an Mk 82 general-purpose bomb, police said Thursday.
This type of of bomb has a long, streamlined body of varying sizes and destructive capability and can be attached to a variety of aircraft, according to Jane's International Defence Review.
Police identified the worker killed Wednesday as Daniel Wright, 46.
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