Warwickshire Police

Terrorist groups around the world have for many years misused fertilisers to make explosive devices. The majority of these devices have contained ammonium nitrate based products, combined with other materials to produce explosives. Other fertilisers such as urea, potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate have also been misused.

Even in relatively small quantities, ammonium fertiliser-based explosives can cause a great deal of destruction. Many of the most notorious terrorist attacks of the last 15 years - from Oklahoma City to Omagh - were carried out using fertiliser-based explosive devices.

For information regarding the security of ammonium nitrate fertilisers please click on the link below.

www.secureyourfertiliser.gov.uk