NY Police: London Bombs Were Low-Grade
Posted on: Thursday, 4 August 2005, 09:00 CDT
Common household items and not military explosives were used by the July 7 bombers on London's transit system, New York City police say.
At a security briefing, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said it was more like these terrorists went to a hardware store or some beauty supply store to make the bombs that killed 52 people and the four bombers.
Kelly said investigators in London believe the bombers used a peroxide-based explosive called HMDT, or hexamethylene triperoxide, that can be made with such common items as hydrogen peroxide, which is used to bleach hair. They also used citric acid, a food preservative and heating tablets used by the military for cooking.
Similar explosive compounds were used in four attempted transport bombings in London on July 21, although none of those bombs exploded.
While NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said the force had clearance from British authorities to present the information during the briefing, one British police source told CNN he considered it reckless for another police force, in another country, to give out privileged information on the investigation.
Source: United Press International
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