Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate

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A packet containing explosive material was recovered from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, was later confirmed as Pentaerthritol Tetranitrate (PETN), one of the most dangerous plastic explosive, “The fact that PETN was found at the spot hints at possibility of a terrorist activity.” Weighing around 150 gm, the packet was found under the seat of Samajwadi Party MLA Manoj Pandey inside the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Following the incident security officials rushed to the Assembly and the recovered packet was then sent to a forensic laboratory for tests.