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When did the AZF fertilizer plant explosion in Toulouse occur?
The AZF ammonium-nitrate explosion at Toulouse occurred at 10:17 AM on 21 September 2001 — ten days after the World Trade Center attacks. France's first assumption was terrorism. After eight years of investigation and trial, the cause was determined to be an internal accident — incompatible chemicals stored together. 31 people died.
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The Explosion Ten Days After the Towers On 21 September 2001 a fertilizer plant in Toulouse exploded with the force of a small nuclear bomb. France first assumed it was terrorism. It wasn't.
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