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Contrnuauon of FD-302 of ABDUL BASIT MAHNOUD ABDUL KARIN Ofl 2/7—2/8/95 Page 11
conceal the device. He described the boxes as those in whch the
acid used in the explosive manufacture had come packaged.
He noted that there were also plastic trash cans inside
ot the vehicle.
The explosive device itself was contained in some type
of wooden container of his own design, which he had hoped to use
to direct the blast in such a way as to shear the support beams
of the WTC tower. However, he noted that the box was "turned the
wrong way". He was questioned as to whether he was referring to
a "shaped charge", but stated that this was not a shaped charge,
although he refused to further explain
BASIT did describe the main charge of the lED as
composed of urea nitrate, but stated that this was not his first
preference. He related that he had first wished to use another
explosive, which he described as nitrourea. He noted that he had
experienced some difficulty in manufacturing such an explosive,
and had settled on urea nitrate as a second choice.
He noted that in preparation for the WTC bombing, he
had conducted four or five test explosions in rural areas outside
of New York City. He indicated that he could not recall the
exact locations of these tests, as he had not driven there, but
had ridden with others. He asked whether ..he authorities had
become aware of these locations because of residents reporting
theTsultingrio±se. Hewould not provide the-intities ef
others who participated in the testing.
When questioned as to whether he had ever traveled in
the U.S. outside of the New York Metropolitan area, BASIT replied
that he had been to Pennsylvania and Connecticut, but could not
recall specific towns or locations.
When questioned as to the presence of hydrogen tanks in
the device, he stated that these were there in order to enhance
the explosion. He related that "there were supposed to be more"
hydrogen tanks, but that, due to a lack of funds, they were
unable to purchase additional tanks.
When he was questioned regarding the presence of
cyanide in the space station storage locker, BASIT stated that no
cvanide was used in the WTC bombing. He noted that he had