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'''Goma-2 Eco''' |
'''Goma-2 Eco''' was a type of [[high explosive]] manufactured for industrial use (chiefly [[mining]]) by [[Unión Española de Explosivos]] S.A. |
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It was a gelatinous, [[Nitroglycol]]-based explosive widely used within [[Spain]] and exported abroad. |
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It was used by [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] in the 1980s and 1990s. |
It was used by [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] in the 1980s and 1990s. |
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There were two variants of Goma-2: [[Goma-2 EC]] and [[Goma-2 ECO]]. As of 2017, the manufacturer MAXAM Corp. S. L. has reformulated the Goma-type ammonia gelatine dynamites which are marketed worldwide under the new Riodin trade name. |
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==Properties== |
==Properties== |
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Goma-2 explosive |
Goma-2 explosive was a mixture of several chemicals<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061011063431/http://www.nordspreng.no/dokumenter/datablad/HMS-datablad,norskversjon_Goma2ECO_.pdf Safety data sheet for Goma-2 ECO by Nordspreng]</ref>: |
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*[[Ammonium Nitrate]] - |
*[[Ammonium Nitrate]] - 60—70% |
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*[[Ethylene glycol dinitrate| |
*[[Ethylene glycol dinitrate|Nitroglycol]] - 26—34% |
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*[[Nitrocellulose]] - 0.5—2% |
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*[[Dibutyl phthalate]] - 1—3% |
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*[[Fuel]]s - 1—3% |
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As with other commercial blasting explosives, detonators were needed to initiate a detonation (usually a [[blasting cap]] # 8). |
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==Terrorist use== |
==Terrorist use== |
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Goma-2 ECO was the explosive that was used in the [[2004 Madrid train bombings]]. Terrorist Jamal Ahmidan, also known as El Chino, bought the explosive illegally from a mine in northern Spain. It was also planned by the same cell that carried out the Madrid bombings to use the explosive to derail a high-speed train. |
Goma-2 ECO was the explosive that was used in the [[2004 Madrid train bombings]]. Terrorist Jamal Ahmidan, also known as El Chino, bought the explosive illegally from a mine in northern Spain. It was also planned by the same cell that carried out the Madrid bombings to use the explosive to derail a high-speed train. |
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About 80 kilograms of the explosive was used by [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] in [[Operación Ogro|Operation Ogro]] to assassinate [[Luis Carrero Blanco]].The explosion was so powerful it threw Blanco's car over a five storey building. |
About 80 kilograms of the explosive was used by [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] in [[Operación Ogro|Operation Ogro]] to assassinate [[Luis Carrero Blanco]].The explosion was so powerful it threw Blanco's car over a five storey building. |
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Revision as of 18:38, 12 April 2017
Goma-2 Eco was a type of high explosive manufactured for industrial use (chiefly mining) by Unión Española de Explosivos S.A.
It was a gelatinous, Nitroglycol-based explosive widely used within Spain and exported abroad. It was used by ETA in the 1980s and 1990s.
There were two variants of Goma-2: Goma-2 EC and Goma-2 ECO. As of 2017, the manufacturer MAXAM Corp. S. L. has reformulated the Goma-type ammonia gelatine dynamites which are marketed worldwide under the new Riodin trade name.
Properties
Goma-2 explosive was a mixture of several chemicals[1]:
- Ammonium Nitrate - 60—70%
- Nitroglycol - 26—34%
- Nitrocellulose - 0.5—2%
- Dibutyl phthalate - 1—3%
- Fuels - 1—3%
As with other commercial blasting explosives, detonators were needed to initiate a detonation (usually a blasting cap # 8).
Terrorist use
Goma-2 ECO was the explosive that was used in the 2004 Madrid train bombings. Terrorist Jamal Ahmidan, also known as El Chino, bought the explosive illegally from a mine in northern Spain. It was also planned by the same cell that carried out the Madrid bombings to use the explosive to derail a high-speed train. About 80 kilograms of the explosive was used by ETA in Operation Ogro to assassinate Luis Carrero Blanco.The explosion was so powerful it threw Blanco's car over a five storey building.