Bombs Found At Georgia Tech

[Annie]

Links at site:

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003697.htm

BOMBS AT GEORGIA TECH
By Michelle Malkin · October 10, 2005 01:25 PM

Checking it out (from WXIA-TV in Atlanta via Drudge):

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...

Recall that in the Oklahoma University bomb incident, per Mark Tapscott's reporting, that Joel Hinrichs' car contained "13 plastic bottles" in the trunk.

Cam Edwards is still wondering why the Hinrichs search warrant was sealed by the DOJ. We'll see how the feds handle this Georgia Tech incident, given that the Atlanta police have already declared it a terrorist act.

 

[Hagbard Celine]

Wouldn't the phrase "terrorist act" apply to just about every incident involving bombs? Is there any reason to believe that al-Qaeda planted the bombs at Ga Tech?

 

[Annie]

Wouldn't the phrase "terrorist act" apply to just about every incident involving bombs?

From my understanding, if attempted use is against civilians, wholly unaware of being objects of war for the purpose of inciting more widespread fear-yes. If a pipebomb thrown from one gang to another gang, no.

 

[Annie]

Coincidance? At UCLA Friday, there was one exploding device and another disarmed:

http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/articles.asp?id=34408

Explosive found at Midvale

JAY TAYLOR/daily bruin senior staff
An explosive device was detonated by the Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad outside of 527 Midvale Ave. on Friday afternoon.

By Richard Clough
DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF
[email protected]

A calm and quiet Westwood was briefly disrupted Friday afternoon when the Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad inspected and detonated an explosive device found within the Midvale Plaza apartment complex on the 500 block of Midvale Avenue.

After responding to a call made at 11:13 a.m., the bomb squad arrived at 527 Midvale Ave. to find "an improvised explosive device" in the building's open-air courtyard, said Grace Brady, a spokeswoman for the LAPD.

No injuries were reported, but authorities have been slow to release details about the incident and the device.

Residents said they first heard a small explosion sometime between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. Friday, but most said they went back to sleep. It was not until a resident found an explosive device later that morning that the police were called.

Police cars, FBI vehicles, ambulances, fire trucks and parking-enforcement vehicles blocked access to the street, and police officers restricted nearby pedestrian traffic while the bomb squad inspected the device. About 15 people waited at the corner of Midvale Avenue and Ophir Drive until they were allowed to return to their apartments near where the explosive was found.

Neither the apartment building nor nearby buildings were evacuated, but Paul Robi, a detective with the FBI bomb squad, said the squad executed "a moderate evacuation," which amounted to telling residents to stay off their balconies and in their apartments. Curious onlookers who stepped onto their balconies said they were immediately told to go back into their apartments.

Shortly after 1 p.m., the bomb squad remotely detonated the device. A low boom was audible for about a one-block radius, and several people who live across the street said they felt their apartments shake.

Beau Gillman, a second-year business economics student who lives across the street, said he heard shouts of "fire in the hole" before he heard and felt the explosion.

About five minutes later, police reopened the street to vehicles and pedestrians.

Most of the residents interviewed said they were aware of the situation, but they did not feel afraid or threatened. Most were surprised that someone would put an explosive in a Westwood apartment building.

Several residents said their apartments were briefly searched after the incident, but they said the searches did not appear to specifically target any residents. They also said it appeared to be apartment management who conducted the searches, though Midvale Plaza managers refused to comment.

Nancy Greenstein, director of the UCPD community services division, said UCPD officers were not on the scene Friday, but they routinely investigate suspicious packages. None of the recent calls to the department have revealed actual explosive devices, she said.

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Wouldn't the phrase "terrorist act" apply to just about every incident involving bombs? Is there any reason to believe that al-Qaeda planted the bombs at Ga Tech?

I didn't see alquaeda mentioned in the article. I think YOU'RE jumping to conclusions.

 

[Mr. P]

I am still waiting for the facts..

I've heard firecrackers in plastic bottles....
Chemical in plastic bottles....
Fire alarm pulled....


Who knows, but right now I'm thinking college prank..we'll see.

If you fart now people panic..

 

[Mr. P]

Police etc are saying it’s a "terrorist act"…

All the students are sorta smirking and saying it was a practical joke.
I agree with the students, you know they know who did it...