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Kerosene bombs used in Atari blasts
Published on Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 16:29, Updated on Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 05:03 in India section
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Diwana (Haryana): Forensic experts who collected samples and recced the scene of the blasts that rocked the Atari Express on Sunday midnight said on Monday that a deadly cocktail of low-intensity explosives and kerosene bombs was used to trigger the blasts in the Delhi-Atari special train, which claimed the lives of 66 passengers.
After preliminary investigations, the forensic experts who collected samples from the scene of blasts were of the view that low-intensity explosives like sulphur or nitrate were used to trigger the explosions and kerosene-filled bottles kept in the bogies were used as a catalyst to spread the fire.
The experts recovered several kerosene bottles, three pipe bombs and some low-intensity explosive devices from other compartments of the train, which caught fire at midnight.
"The modus operandi is new. They had used low-intensity explosives to trigger the blast and kerosene to ignite the fire. The idea, it seems, was to cause large-scale destruction by fire," PTI quoted J S Mahanwal, Director of Forensic Laboratory, Haryana, as saying.
The forensic experts said they are yet to find out whether a time device or some other equipment like flash were used to trigger the explosives. "We have collected samples and will soon find out how the explosives were triggered."
Initial investigations have also ruled out the use of RDX in the explosions and is moving on the assumption that sulphur or nitrate were used. "We have defused two pipe bombs, two IEDs and recovered 10 to 15 kerosene bottles from three compartments," Mahanwal said.
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