Ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, found from the defused bombs, have been the signature ingredients of IM bombs in the past.
What does ANFO stand for?
ANFO stands for Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil (explosive)
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The non-nuclear test blast would have sent a mushroom cloud of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil 10,000ft into the sky, visible and audible hundreds of miles away.