AZF (factory)
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{{Expand French|Explosion_de_l%27usine_AZF_de_Toulouse|topic=struct|date=August 2010}} |
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[[Image:Usine AZF Depuis Pont Neuf.jpg|AZF from city center, 4 or 5 km (through tourist public telescope)|thumb|right|200px]] |
[[Image:Usine AZF Depuis Pont Neuf.jpg|AZF from city center, 4 or 5 km (through tourist public telescope)|thumb|right|200px]] |
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'''AZF''' ({{IPA|fr|a.zɛ.d‿ɛf}}; French [[initialism]] for ''AZote Fertilisant''; {{IPA|fr|azɔt fɛʁtilizɑ̃}}, i.e. nitrogen [[fertilizer]]) was the name of a [[chemical factory]] in [[Toulouse]], [[France]], which [[Toulouse chemical factory explosion|exploded on 21 September 2001]]. The blast was equivalent to 20-40 tons of [[TNT]], producing an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4, and was heard 80 km (50 miles) away |
'''AZF''' ({{IPA|fr|a.zɛ.d‿ɛf}}; French [[initialism]] for ''AZote Fertilisant''; {{IPA|fr|azɔt fɛʁtilizɑ̃}}, i.e. nitrogen [[fertilizer]]) was the name of a [[chemical factory]] in [[Toulouse]], [[France]], which [[Toulouse chemical factory explosion|exploded on 21 September 2001]]. The blast was equivalent to 20-40 tons of [[TNT]], producing an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4, and was heard 80 km (50 miles) away. The incident resulted in 31 deaths and left 2,500 wounded. Damages paid by insurance companies exceeded 1.5 billion euros. |
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Although authorities initially treated the incident as an accident, the then Environment Minister speculated that the explosion may have been "a terrorist attack" in the wake of the [[September 11 attacks]]. The body of a worker known to harbor [[Islamic fundamentalism|Islamic fundamentalist]] sympathies was found in the blast and investigated, although official investigation found the blast to be accidental. In spring of 2004, [[AZF (terrorist group)|a terrorist group]] adopted the same name and threatened the French government with bombings. |
Although authorities initially treated the incident as an accident, the then Environment Minister speculated that the explosion may have been "a terrorist attack" in the wake of the [[September 11 attacks]]. The body of a worker known to harbor [[Islamic fundamentalism|Islamic fundamentalist]] sympathies was found in the blast and investigated, although official investigation found the blast to be accidental. In spring of 2004, [[AZF (terrorist group)|a terrorist group]] adopted the same name and threatened the French government with bombings. |
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