varnish remover

Staff used nail varnish remover to clean the graffiti off the windows.

However, in France, the explosive precursor hydrogen peroxide is sold legally as a way to clean private swimming pool water and no one is considering banning nail varnish remover.

Their choice of low-cost explosives -- among ingredients are drain cleaner and nail varnish remover -- apparent knowledge of chemistry and ability to set up in an apartment 15 minutes drive from the airport should offer clues about IS bombmaking methods to investigators struggling to understand how the Syria-based group built a violent network of radicalized young Belgians.

"I get these wonderful mouthfuls of words that are often a searing commentary on the state of young people today. I strip away these young girls' facades like I'm varnish remover, pointing out to them who they really area. It's so fun."

He said he had learned to distil ingredients for explosives from products such as nail varnish remover that are sold at pharmacies.