TATP-Ammonium Nitrate Mix Behind Delhi Car Blast, May Have Triggered Nowgam Police Explosion: Sources

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New Delhi: Investigators probing the Delhi Red Fort car blast, which killed 13 people on November 10, have found that the explosive material involved a highly volatile mix of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and ammonium nitrate. Sources indicate that traces of this unstable mixture may have later contributed to the accidental explosion at Nowgam Police Station in Jammu and Kashmir, which killed nine people.

The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) confirmed the presence of TATP in the i20 car used in the Delhi attack. TATP is a primary explosive known for its extreme sensitivity to heat, frictio

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