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| Bomb Found Next to U.S. Consulate in Pakistan |
| 2004-03-15 |
| Explosive experts defused a bomb Monday in a small van parked next to the heavily guarded U.S. Consulate in this southern Pakistani city, police said. Security guards at the consulate informed police about the van, which was parked close to a perimeter wall of the building, said Mohammed Irfan, a Karachi police official. Police found a water tank in the van that was filled with explosives. The experts disconnected a timer and detonators attached to the tank. "We saved this place from big destruction," Irfan said. The tank held about 200 gallons of a liquid explosive, and police were investigating to determine the type of material, he said. Hundreds of police officers and paramilitary troops cordoned off the area around the consulate in an upscale neighborhood of Karachi. The consulate was closed at the time. |
| Posted by:Karma |
| #9 I'd be on the look out for Pricilla of the Desert. LOL RC TM. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-3-15 5:35:32 PM |
| #8 Hydrogen Peroxide has everyhting needed for fire and explosion,very dangerous stuff in the right concentrations. A peroxide(oxidizer) pushed fire would be hell to put out. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-3-15 11:58:00 AM |
| #7 BOLO for blonde arabs |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-15 10:43:32 AM |
| #6 Jeeezzzz Hydrogen Peroxide? It'll boom in the right concentrations but where in the heck would they get the required purity? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-3-15 10:28:53 AM |
| #5 hydrogen peroxide - As a very active oxidizing agent it has some potential (i.e. rocket fuel) - but without further detail, such as concentration strength and other agent(s) for it to work upon to promote explosive oxidation, it doesn't appear to be much of a threat. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-3-15 9:38:10 AM |
| #4 hydrogen peroxide? Is that a translation error?? |
| Posted by: mjh 2004-3-15 8:42:40 AM |
| #3 This from Asia Times. "An attempt to blow up the US consulate in Karachi was cut short Monday morning. What is telling is that it happened just a few days after the US kicked off operation Mountain Storm, a time when there are clear signals that al-Qaeda will attempt to carry out big attacks on US interests as soon as the US and Afghan resistance clashes in Afghanistan. The work was not carried out by an al-Qaeda or jihadi outfit, instead believed to have been initiated by underworld mercenaries who snatched a van at gun point, loaded it with hydrogen peroxide, and parked it near the US consulate. According to police officials, there was not enough hydrogen peroxide to destroy the consulate, and only partial damage would have resulted. The purpose of the bombing attempt, therefore, was to create a scare. " |
| Posted by: tipper 2004-3-15 7:57:40 AM |
| #2 A slurry of amonium nitrate and fuel oil is a very stable compound. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-3-15 7:29:54 AM |
| #1 Aren't liquid explosives more volatile? Vans don't usually give a very stable ride even in the US; I would think the pothole to pavement ratio would be higher in Pakistan. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-3-15 4:50:32 AM |