The security agencies are probing if ammonium nitrate, fuel oil and detonators led to the explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort that left nine people dead and several others injured.

According to police 40 exhibits of the damaged vehicles, including the i20 car and soil have been collected from the spot and sent for forensic examination. Two live cartridges were also recovered.

According to a source, forensic experts and Delhi Police suspect that the car was carrying approximately 60–70 kg of ammonium nitrate—an odourless white crystaline chemical—and the explosion was triggered by a detonator or timer.

“At this point, we cannot ascertain what kind of components were used to carry out the blast. Some possible evidences were completely washed away with the water that was used for dousing

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