The time is now for hazmat teams to develop and/or expand their working relationship with their local bomb squad. Why? In the past year, there have been several cases in which first responders and ...

The brutal attacks on Paris in November relied on a homemade explosive discovered over a century ago. Called triacetone triperoxide (TATP), it’s a chemical that uses hydrogen peroxide — the stuff you ...

The homemade explosive thought to have been used in both bombing waves can deteriorate after just a few days, a weapons expert has said. The short shelf-life of acetone peroxide, which is known by ...

The bombs that mercifully fizzled in London yesterday may have been put together with common chemicals to make a concoction known to terrorists as the Mother of Satan because of its unpredictability.

Acetone peroxide - TATP, or Mother of Satan as it is known, due to its devastating effects - is the home-made explosive that police believe was used by the London bombers. Anyone with a basic ...