The announcement by the Belgian authorities
that they had confiscated more than 30 pounds of the explosive TATP
from a dwelling used by the attackers in Brussels was, in some ways, an
expected development. But it contained one detail that bomb-disposal
technicians and security officials regarded with surprise: the quantity
of the particular explosive involved.
TATP, also known as triacetone triperoxide, is a white, crystalline explosive also used in the attacks in Paris
in November, though it caused few casualties compared with the
terrorists’ assault rifles. Highly unstable and sensitive to shock,
friction and heat, it breaks down quickly in air.IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed
PARIS (AP) -- The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum chaos, officials have told The Associated Press.
We talked to an ex-ISIS fighter in Belgium, and what he said was chilling
Per capita, Belgium has sent more fighters to join ISIS than any other nation in Europe. Michael Delefortrie was one of the first, and he lived to return to his home in Brussels. Many of his friends, he says, “went to Paradise.” As part of its upcoming hourlong documentary on extremism in Europe, Fusion’s investigative team sat down with the former altar boy to discuss his views on Islam and jihad.
Just weeks before the Brussels attacks, Delefortrie told us his dream to “live under an Islamic caliphate” would soon become a reality in Europe. ISIS’s brand of militant Islam would not be denied, he said, because “ISIS is not a group, it’s an ideology.”
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