For the Record - Oct. 19, 2016

Syrian suspect: Two articles in Section A on Oct. 11 and Oct. 13 about the arrest and subsequent death of a Syrian refugee in Germany who was suspected of plotting terrorism misidentified the explosive believed to have been found in his apartment. It is known as TATP (triacetone triperoxide), not TAPT.

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