Powerful Military Explosive Used in India

Powerful Military Explosive Used in India: "Investigators said Monday that RDX -- a military explosive favored by Islamic militants in India's part of Kashmir -- was used in the deadly attack on Bombay's rail system.

The announcement by a leading investigator was seen as further evidence of a link between Pakistan-based militants and the July 11 attack that killed 182 people and wounded more than 800.

'The explosive used was a mixture of ammonium nitrate, RDX and fuel oil,' said K.P. Raghuvanshi, leader of the anti-terrorist squad investigating the bombings.

Divided between India and Pakistan, predominantly Muslim Kashmir is at the heart of the two nations' rivalry, and the militants get at least a degree of support from Islamabad in their fight against New Delhi's rule over two-thirds of the Himalayan land.

No one has been arrested in the Bombay attacks, but investigators suspect Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, a Pakistan-based Muslim militant group blamed for a series of bombings in India. Lashkar is known for using RDX explosives."

(Via Salon.)