# What is  European Housecleaning?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-european-housecleaning/253922>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 7, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-european-housecleaning/253922 "2004-07-07T05:17:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-european-housecleaning/253922/21 "2004-07-07T18:18:56Z")

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> [@gotpasswords](#):
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> I understand the idea that someone could dump a bomb into a trash can, but they could do the same with a large shopping bag or backpack.

Yeah … but then it would be easily noticed.

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**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-european-housecleaning/253922/22 "2004-07-07T18:22:22Z")

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> [@](#):
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> I understand the idea that someone could dump a bomb into a trash can, but they could do the same with a large shopping bag or backpack.

There’d be no shrapnel, compared to a metal bin exploding.

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