India has narrowly averted a catastrophic terror attack, preventing what could have been the world’s deadliest serial bombing. Security agencies uncovered a sophisticated plot involving 32 vehicles rigged with an astonishing 3,200 kilograms of explosives. This “white-collar” terror module, if successful, would have unleashed unimaginable devastation, potentially claiming thousands of lives and leaving the nation reeling.
The scale of the foiled operation is chilling. Intelligence revealed plans to utilize 32 cars as mobile explosives carriers, each packed with approximately 100 kilograms of ammonium nitrate. The sheer quantity of explosives, 3,200 kilograms in total, was enough to cause widespread destruction, far exceeding the impact of previous major terror incidents.
Experts warn that detonating such a massive amount of explosives at once would have been equivalent to a 2.5-ton TNT blast. Such an explosion could obliterate everything within a 50-meter radius, cause fatal lung damage through shockwaves traveling at immense speeds, and collapse buildings hundreds of meters away. Historically, smaller explosive amounts have caused immense casualties; for example, the Oklahoma City bombing used 1,800 kg and killed 168, while the 1993 Mumbai blasts utilized 1,500 kg, resulting in 257 deaths. The current plot’s explosive power would have dwarfed these tragedies.
Despite the significant success in uncovering this plot, security concerns persist. A critical 300 kilograms of explosives remain unaccounted for, and only three of the 32 planned vehicles have been traced. The whereabouts of the remaining 29 vehicles are crucial to understanding the full scope of the terror network. The nation owes its safety to the swift intelligence operations, but vigilance remains paramount as the threat is not entirely neutralized.