Aluminum Adds Power to Terrorist Bombs
Credit: U.S. DEFENSE DEPT.
The terrorist attack last September on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, was especially ominous in that it contained a highly destructive accelerant not normally found in such attacks: aluminum powder. The truck carrying the explosives was packed with 600 kg. (1,320 lb.) of RDX and TNT, and...
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