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FBI Raid Nabs Duo Accused Of Igniting Bomb Under Fox Station's News Vehicle In Utah
Two men are accused of placing and igniting a live incendiary device beneath a television news vehicle in Salt Lake City, Utah, authorities said. The incident prompted an FBI-led raid that forced nearby evacuations and uncovered additional contraband. The device was discovered on Friday, Sept. 12, under a mobile news unit from Fox 13 in Salt Lake City and determined to be a real, functional incendiary device that had been lit but failed to detonate, according to police and bomb squad officials. Because of the device type and location, the FBI assumed jurisdiction and, during it…
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14 Bombs Found In Pennsylvania Safe Left By Man With PFA History: DA
Fourteen homemade bombs—including one wired to a remote detonator—were found inside a safe in a Newmanstown garage, triggering a full evacuation and the arrest of a Columbia man with a long criminal history, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 9. Timothy Shaeffer Jr., 40, of Columbia, PA, was safely taken into custody Tuesday evening, according to Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf. The safe was discovered inside a garage on Central Drive in Mill Creek Township and contained multiple explosive devices with “sophisticated construction,” investigators said. A woman had gone to B…
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Troopers Remove 'Homemade Pipe Bombs' From Schuylkill County Home
State police are searching for answers after a pair of "homemade pipe bombs" were discovered hidden in the ceiling of a vacant Schuylkill County apartment unit. It happened on Wednesday, May 31, troopers wrote in a release. Police in Girardville Borough were called to an apartment at 30 West Main Street to investigate a "possible explosive device," authorities said. On arrival, police found what they called a "homemade pipe bomb with signs of electrical detonation" tucked away in the ceiling. The state police Hazardous Device and Explosives Section was called to clea…
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'Explosive Devices' Found At Bucks County Residence: DA
Multiple law enforcement organizations — including federal agents — were in Bucks County on Thursday after "explosive devices" were located at a residence, officials say. It happened at a Morrisville home, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's Office in a release. Authorities did not give an address but said that "a number of explosive devices" were collected Thursday morning. "We can assure the public that there is no immediate threat to the community," the DA's Office wrote. An investigation is ongoing, they added.
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