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Blocks of C-4 explosives detonate during a demolition.

Munition Detonation

Blocks of C-4 explosives detonate and destroy obsolete ordance that were placed by U.S. Marines and Afghan national army soldiers at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2017. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lucas Hopkins

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