shrapnel

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The national railway company said in a statement posted online that shrapnel caused damage to platforms at Tel Aviv's main station, announcing that trains were "temporarily suspended across the country".

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The UAE attorney general Hamad Saif Al Shamsi has warned against photographing, publishing or circulating images that show damage where projectiles or shrapnel has fallen.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The type of shrapnel bomb was "specific to IS attacks", the statement said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Hadeel Sinzawi, 22, said she has been waiting for a medical evacuation for a year and a half to treat a shrapnel injury she sustained during the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

It’s as if the interface between being asleep and being awake has gone supernova, exploding and swallowing everything around it with cosmic shrapnel.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman