New Delhi: Investigating agencies are now trying to find out whether deadly Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) was responsible for the blast in the Hyundai i20 car in Delhi on November 10 that killed 13 people and injured at least 20.

TATP is an extremely volatile explosive and is infamously known as the “Mother of Satan”. It can explode simply due to heat, without any detonator, experts have said. A mere jerk can set off this volatile chemical. ADVERTISEMENT

It is now being suspected that the explosive material inside the car was a mixture of ammonium nitrate and TATP. If this is indeed the case, this will be the first recorded case of this explosive material being used in India, raising serious concerns among security agencies.

TATP is known to have been used by illegal bomb-makers across

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