Police Bomb Squad dealing with danger every day
Police say the internet is encouraging more children to build crude pipe bombs capable of injury or even death.
Seven News has been given exclusive access to the Queensland Police Bomb Squad, their training and the real threats they've faced.
A lonely lumbering journey to a potentially dangerous destination. The bomb technician has no radio, no phone and no help, from the outside world.
It’s just him, 45 kilograms of protective armour and a suitcase of explosives.
During drills, a "remote positioning vehicle" is sent in. Cameras spin 360 degrees.
Pictures are streamed live, to technicians in a van nearby. We can't reveal their identities because if state security was ever threatened, they could be targets.
The technician walks in carrying an x-ray machine. There's always a risk, the bomb could be detonated, remotely.
"My mother would much prefer i had a desk job BUTT they know I'm trained and looked after with the right gear," one of the trained officers said.
Police say the internet is helping children experiment - especially with pipe bombs.
"Unfortunately for them they are making and dabbling in the most dangerous stuff known to man," one bomb technician said.
"It takes a special person to run in when everyone else walks the other way."
These officers will keep Brisbane safe, during G20 next year but an explosion is a threat they face every work day.
