Amazon has been labelled “the terrorist’s best friend” after selling
all the parts required to build a deadly nail bomb — without proper
security checks. The ingredients, which could make an IED like the
one that killed 22 people at the Manchester Arena, were purchased by The
Sun in a single order for $128.
EDITOR’S NOTE: You would think that when someone
goes on Amazon and orders all the ingredients necessary to make a TATP
explosive in a single order, that a security measure of some kind would
be triggered. However, you’d be wrong. Looks like Amazon has no issues
with supplying the would-be jihadists with all the tools necessary to
ply their trade. Jeff Bezos should spend less time bashing Trump, and
more time looking over the details of his own house.
Amazon did nothing to halt the purchase or alert officials.
Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke said: “It shows once again that internet firms
aren’t playing by the rules. I would go as far as to say that Amazon is
aiding and abetting terrorism.”
The Sun has decided not to detail the components for the “Mother of Satan”-style IED in full. Similar bombs, with a
TATP explosive favoured by ISIS, were used in attacks at Parsons Green Tube station and the Manchester Arena.
Yet Amazon did nothing to alert authorities or halt our transaction.
Former Military Intelligence explosives expert Major Chris Hunter said:
“The fact that The Sun has managed to buy all of this in one go is truly
terrifying.
Tomi Lahren and What TATP Really Is:
“With relaxed security like this, Amazon really could be considered the terrorist’s best friend.”
He added: “This is really nasty stuff. The Sun’s
managed to obtain lethal quantities of these chemicals that, when put
together, could kill dozens and maim many more.
“Looking at all the material acquired, I estimate you’d be able to
produce a device similar to those used on 7/7 which were able to destroy
Tube carriages and a bus.
“How a multi-billion pound corporation can sell this without flagging
it up to intelligence services beggars belief. They need to take a look
at themselves and ensure it never happens again.”
The Sun launched its probe on the day of last week’s botched
Tube attack at Parsons Green,
South West London, which saw the terror level raised to critical. We
used an account on Amazon set up that afternoon and bought the items,
flagged on government warning lists.
No system kicked in to link our list of purchases and their potential
use in making an IED. It had taken our team minutes on Google to find
details of ingredients required for a bomb.
Some of the chemicals we had delivered to an anonymous South London
lock-up were used in both the 2015 Paris attacks and last year’s outrage
in Brussels.
One item, hydrogen peroxide, is restricted for sale by the Home
Office. But we were able to buy a repeat order on the site. Our
purchases also included component parts including a pressure cooker,
batteries and fairy lights.
The Government introduced extra checks to clamp down on the sale of
suspicious chemicals after London’s 7/7 attacks. But loopholes in
current guidelines exposed by The Sun mean Amazon is technically free to
sell and deliver the DIY bomb kits.
Will Geddes of security consultants ICP said: “The fact you have bought these things is terrifying.
“I’m astounded you got them from one source in a single batch. Amazon
should have a system where, when these items are bought together, they
notify the authorities.”
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