An attack aimed at the Russian consulate in Odessa, Ukraine was thwarted by Ukrainian police today:
“Today, on June 16, on the corner of Posmitnogo and Genuezskoi, two individuals were detained [who were] carrying a package in which there was a subject similar to an improvised explosive device. These persons were detained a few hundred meters from the General Consulate of the Russian Federation in Odessa, where at that time a rally was being held,” police said in a statement.
According to RT news:
“Pictures of the suspected explosive device have been released on the Interior Ministry’s website. The images show a black plastic bag with two plastic bottles filled with an unidentified clear liquid. Wires and a power supply, as well as a box with metal elements, have been connected to the bottles with sticky tape. Investigators suspect the metal parts were aimed at harming people during an explosion.”
Source: Two detained with ‘homemade explosive device’ near Russian consulate in Odessa http://rt.com/news/166312-explosive-device-odessa-consulate/
Note:
The electronic device is a timer or a remote detonation device. The clear liquid could be “Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide” (MEKP)is one of hundreds of clear high explosives used in bomb making. MEKP, acetone peroxide and HMTD have all been reported to be the explosives used in the alleged 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot.
Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) is an organic peroxide, a high explosive similar to acetone peroxide. MEKP is a colorless, oily liquid whereas acetone peroxide is a white powder at STP; MEKP is slightly less sensitive to shock and temperature, and more stable in storage.
Homemade Explosives: Current and Emerging Threats http://www.firehouse.com/article/10444202/homemade-explosives-current-and-emerging-threats
We did a search of Google: “Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, used in bomb making” and it returned “about 229,000 results.”
We found reference to this MEKP being used as Home-made Explosives in fire fighter nation forum http://www.firefighternation.com/article/home-made-explosives
See related video: Ukraine: Protesters and security forces clash outside Russian Consulate building http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3ov3y0jFBQ