The compounds that Andrew Hallock made at home were extremely explosive. Acetone peroxide: This explodes with a force of up to 27,000 feet per second. It is made of materials available through retail ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Acetone peroxide, the explosive reportedly used by the London bombers last week, is a favoured weapon of ...

Explosive materialAcetone peroxide, the explosive reportedly used by the London bombers last week, is a favoured weapon of suicide bombers in the Middle East. Anyone with a good high-school knowledge ...

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 ...

After last year's London bus bombings that used acetone peroxide explosives, I attempted to alert the U.S. government to the advisability of denaturing acetone and related ketone solvents available to ...

Police are investigating the discovery of a second "object" found in the Leschenault Estuary, near where a haul of volatile TATP chemical explosives were found on Tuesday. Here are some facts about ...

An Oklahoma man was arrested Sunday after Chandler police found a homemade explosive during a traffic stop, officials said. Ralph Ruegsegger, 53, was arrested along with the vehicle's driver, Levi ...