PETN: the explosive of choice

Part of the computer printer was PETN explosives cartridge tone was found to be in a package of cargo aircraft in Dubai. Image: Dubai police
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate or PETN, Semtex is an important part of the family and the chemical nitroglisren part. It's one of the explosives was stronger today and is a favorite of terrorists, because the crystal-colored hard to prove after a closed container
PETN is a relatively stable, and exploded with hot flushes, or a. slightly more than 100 grams of PETN can damage your car, experts say.





















Richard Reid "shoe team, they tried the device PETN American Airlines jet returned Miami in 2001, and this summer Suicide Commando was an attempt to murder members of the Saudi royal family and PETN based bomb inside his body.





















"If you can set your hands on a reliable source, would be explosive in elections," said Hans Michels, an expert in explosives, Imperial College, London.





















For the PETN was found in possession of 23 years of Nigeria's Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. According to the U.S. security authorities have tried to blow up United Airlines Flight 253, as it approached the airport from Detroit Amersterdam. Abdulmutallab has been in the window and the device is mounted on the left side of his legs against the body of the airplane. The idea was certainly blow a hole in the airplane could dekonpresyon it rip.





















Abdulmutallab ball with a syringe with a soft plastic container filled with 80 g PETN. Experts believe the power of electric syringe detonateur or, more likely, it was nitroglisren with the liquid in detonateur, which would make the device is very difficult to detect normal airport security measures were converted filled.





















Abdulmutallab clarify the safety of Lagos and Amsterdam, then go through metal detectors and X-rays were taken of his hand luggage. If no explosion means of escape, it was certainly an error between the primary and main charge, PETN is not fully erupted.





















Revealed, however, test explosion landed on an abandoned 747 Boen March, that the flight is safe, even if it bombs exploded successfully Abdulmutallab. During the investigation carried out by Dr John Wyatt, adviser to the UN explosives karleng not break level. But experts said the test showed former commander suspected of passengers in the next, he will die.