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After having more time to take a look at the ordinance involved, Jordanian officials have upped the estimated death toll:
An expert cited in the programme said that the 20 tonnes of explosives would have caused "two explosions: a traditional one and a chemical in an area of two square kilometers (close to one square mile)".
"The chemical explosion would lead to the emission of poisonous chemical gasses which would cause physical deformities and direct injuries to the lungs and eyesight.
"Outside this circle, the human loss would amount to around 80,000 people dead and 160,000 injured," according to one of the experts.
Still no word on exactly where 20 tons of chemical weapons came from, but they were coming out of Syria.
