British authorities now believe the bombs used in the London attack were of a homemade variety and are similar to the one Richard Reid was carrying when he tried to blow up a plane in 2001. British ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...