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Fig. 8C —32-year-old-man injured by bone fragments. Bone fragments may become projectiles themselves and cause severe penetrating injury. They can become necrotic debris and serve as nidus for infection. Bone fragments may test positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV. Foreign body in neck proven by bone fragment and by DNA testing as belonging to terrorist, who tested positive for HBV. This case prompted Ministry of Health to instruct all hospitals in country to immunize all victims of suicide bombing incidents against HBV.