This isn't shrapnel. Most bombs involve some kind of killing power via shrapnel. This one doesn't even seem to explode. It just extends six, 3 foot long swords

This isn't shrapnel. Most bombs involve some kind of killing power via shrapnel. This one doesn't even seem to explode. It just extends six, 3 foot long swords from the main body prior to impact, dicing everything in the immediate radius. Precisely because of the lack of shrapnel/explosion, the risk of collateral damage to nearby people is supposedly greatly reduced. As long as you aren't within the killing radius of the blades, you theoretically shouldn't be harmed.