Titadine
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Titadyn 30 AG is a type of compressed dynamite
used in mining and manufactured in southern France
by Titanite
S.A. The explosive comes in the form of salmon-coloured tubes of a range of diameters, from 50 to 120 mm. It is very powerful and fast-burning, with an energy rating of 4650 J/g and a speed of detonation of over 6,000 m/s.
In recent years, it has been used in bomb attacks by the separatist group ETA
in Spain
. In September 1999 a combined group of ETA members and Breton separatists
raided a factory at Plevin
, Brittany
, stealing over eight tonnes of Titadyn (some of which was subsequently sold to the Islamist resistance group Hamas
, according to Spain's El Mundo
newspaper). Another raid took place in March 2001 when an explosives factory near Grenoble
in France was targeted and 1.6 tonnes of Titadyn was stolen. Much of it was later recovered by Spanish police in raids, or was used by ETA in car bomb attacks in Spanish cities.
Dynamite
Dynamite is an explosive material based on nitroglycerin, initially using diatomaceous earth , or another absorbent substance such as powdered shells, clay, sawdust, or wood pulp. Dynamites using organic materials such as sawdust are less stable and such use has been generally discontinued...
used in mining and manufactured in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
by Titanite
Titanite
Titanite, or sphene , is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral, CaTiSiO5. Trace impurities of iron and aluminium are typically present...
S.A. The explosive comes in the form of salmon-coloured tubes of a range of diameters, from 50 to 120 mm. It is very powerful and fast-burning, with an energy rating of 4650 J/g and a speed of detonation of over 6,000 m/s.
In recent years, it has been used in bomb attacks by the separatist group ETA
ETA
ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. In September 1999 a combined group of ETA members and Breton separatists
Breton Revolutionary Army
The Breton Revolutionary Army , is an illegal armed organization that is part of the Breton nationalism movement in the Brittany region of France.-I- Origins of the conflict:...
raided a factory at Plevin
Plévin
Plévin is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Plévin are called plévinois.-See also:*Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department...
, Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, stealing over eight tonnes of Titadyn (some of which was subsequently sold to the Islamist resistance group Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
, according to Spain's El Mundo
El Mundo (Spain)
El Mundo is the second largest printed and the largest digital daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a daily circulation topping 300,000 readers for the printed edition and 24 million unique web visitors per month for the...
newspaper). Another raid took place in March 2001 when an explosives factory near Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
in France was targeted and 1.6 tonnes of Titadyn was stolen. Much of it was later recovered by Spanish police in raids, or was used by ETA in car bomb attacks in Spanish cities.