New Delhi, Sep 7: A lethal cocktail of chemical pentaerythritol trinitrate or PETN used for heart ailments to smoothen blood flow and nitrate-based explosives was used by terrorists today to carry out the blast at Delhi High Court premises.
The chemical which was discovered by German forces in World War-I has become a favourite terror toy in the hands of organisations like Lashker-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen and Al-Qaeda which have used it globally to cause mayhem.
PETN, which has become popular over the years because it does not get easily detected, is not used in isolation but is laced with more volatile explosives like Ammonium Nitrate or Potassium Nitrate to increase the intensity of the blast.
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