[gandalftb]

Very odd that a terrorist would use sodium cyanide rather than hydrogen cyanide (deathcamp Zyklon B).

Any amateur chemist knows the differences are very important in lethality.

Sodium cyanide takes a very strong acid to convert to the highly lethal hydrogen cyanide which boils off at room temperature as cyanide gas.

Sodium cyanide is a common industrial chemical used mainly to purify gold.

Either he was a goofball jihadist wannabe or a very clumsy jeweler.

[informavoracious]

Sodium cyanide is a common industrial chemical used mainly to purify gold.

Perhaps HYDROGEN cyanide (deathcamp Zyklon B) would arouse suspicion when purchased, whereas the common industrial chemical SODIUM cyanide would have more plausible reasons for being in someone's possession.