FBI on Lookout for People Purchasing Certain Explosives

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WTOP Radio has learned that law enforcement officers across the country have been put on the lookout for people trying to acquire certain types of explosives.

An FBI bulletin went out late last week warning about urea nitrate. The bulletin said that known terrorist organizations, including al-Qaida, may be trying to acquire the ingredients to make the compound. Jim Ludwiczak, an explosives expert, says the terrorists may be interested in it because it's cheaper than dynamite.

Authorities say they have no intelligence suggesting an imminent threat, but they warn terrorist groups don't always act immediately. They say, as well, that al-Qaida has used the compound in the past.
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