WXIA-TV in Atlanta is reporting:
Three explosive devices found in a courtyard between two Georgia Tech dormitories on the East Campus Monday morning were part of a “terrorist act,” an Atlanta police official said.
One of the devices exploded, injuring the custodian who found them inside a plastic bag. Two others were detonated by a bomb squad.
The custodian suffered ringing to the ears and was treated at a local hospital. The events led to a temporary evacuation Monday morning.
“It is a terrorist act at this point and depending on the outcome of the investigation it potentially could become a federal violation as well,” said Major C.W. Moss of the Atlanta Police Department.
The custodian found the three devices about 9 a.m. in a plastic-type garbage bag, Moss said. When he picked up the bag, one exploded, as it was designed to do when handled. The explosives were made up of chemicals placed inside plastic bottles and could have seriously injured someone, officials said. Numerous agencies were on the Georgia Tech campus to search for suspects.
Could this in any way be related to the Oklahoma University suicide bombing?
Michelle Malkin reports on other stories about suspicious devices found elsewhere that haven’t gotten much media play.
“Could this in any way be related to the Oklahoma University suicide bombing?”
I certainly think it worthwhile to spread panic and fear about it.
Comment by shortz @ 10/10/2005 - 3:14 pm
Be my guest then, shortz.
Comment by Sister Toldjah @ 10/10/2005 - 3:32 pm
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck you have to at least consider the possibility that you are dealing with a small aquatic bird of the family annatidae
Comment by J Rob @ 10/10/2005 - 11:40 pm
There is so much border and frontier{airport} penetration here by Muslim terrorists{both legally and illegally} that our biggest worry is not in their numbers, but in the degree of weaponry they can smuggle in.
It’s not merely an academic subject when WMD is brought up. There are all sorts of interesting and quite unaccounted-for weapons out there, pilfered USSR “briefcase nukes” among them, and a few larger nuclear weapons.
Illegal arms bazaars aren’t just a thing in 007 fiction, they are real. Like on the exhibit floor of a convention, dealers display weapons of every stripe and those who can afford to buy(including terrorist organizations), do so.
Remember those scenes in Independence Day where oceans of fire, along with hot, powerful and destructive winds swept across L.A. and N.Y.C.? Well, without aliens being involved, this kind of destruction is actually available to those who have the funding to buy it.
Comment by Seth @ 10/11/2005 - 7:51 am
Hello. An arrest has been made in this case. Apparently the suspect has confessed, his name has not been released yet. The cops now believe that it was a prank and not a terrorst attack…. wiating for further developments.
see ya
Comment by TheMuslimRealist @ 10/12/2005 - 7:19 am