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U.S. officials are worried that Al Qaeda has a new liquid explosive technique that can't be detected by current security measures, according to the latest trickle of U.S. official-sourced stories in ...

The plots we have been hearing about have involved liquid explosives reportedly at the center of all this. And to learn more about how terrorists might use these kinds of things, we have NPR science ...

New types of liquid explosives and detonators are difficult to uncover in a passenger's luggage. The problem for airports is that they can no longer look for obvious things like things like timers and ...

Much of the speculation during the last five years over how al-Qaeda might construct a sequel to 9/11 has centered on unconventional weapons: Could Bin Laden’s men acquire a nuclear weapon, or even ...

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Some liquids don’t just burn — they can detonate from heat, friction, or even simple contact with air or water. Scientists have identified a handful of substances so unstable they’re handled under ...

NEW DELHI: To bolster its defences against evolving threats, Delhi Police is learnt to have taken a major stride in upgrading its Protective Security Division by acquiring state-of-the-art equipment.

CHICAGO -- The sort of liquid explosive that authorities suspect was to be used in the foiled airliner terror plot is easy for anyone with a working knowledge of ...