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Tanzania in the spotlight over ‘bomb’ chemical seized in Pakistan

Port of Dar es Salaam. Authorities in Pakistan have reportedly seized a large quantity of a chemical used for making improvised explosive devices that allegedly originated from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. PHOTO | FILE

Authorities in Pakistan have reportedly seized a large quantity of a chemical used for making improvised explosive devices that allegedly originated from Tanzania.

According to the Pakistani news website The International News, the amount is by far the biggest quantity of acetic anhydride seized anywhere in the world.

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