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| Teen held in explosion at shopping mall |
| 2006-11-04 |
| A 16-year-old Oro Valley boy was arrested Friday in connection with two containers of acid that exploded at Foothills Mall. That's near Tucson, BTW Authorities arrested the teen at his school, said Deputy Dawn Barkman, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. She would not say what school he attends. The teen is being held at the Pima County Juvenile Detention Center on one count of arson and one count of misconduct involving weapons, both felony charges, Barkman said. The Star is not naming the suspect because he is a Emergency personnel evacuated two stores, a Barnes and Noble and a Famous Footwear, on the south side of the mall after patrons heard a loud noise coming from an outdoor trash can Thursday night. The stores were evacuated for about three hours. The incident was similar to one that occurred last Saturday inside the Northwest Side mall. Sgt. Chris Rogers, a technician with the Pima County Sheriff's Department bomb squad, said the explosions resulted from substances mixed in a plastic bottle causing a chemical reaction that ruptured the container. While the explosions were not powerful, the corrosive properties of the substances can cause chemical burns, respiratory problems or hearing problems, Rogers said. It's 95% likely this is some deranged asshole who's never heard of the Koran. But just in case... |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #1 This is classic youngboy wanting to make trouble tech. So let "Uncle Buck" tell you if you have teenage boys hiding muriatic acid, aluminum foil. and 2 liter plastic soda bottles they are up to no good. I doubt many rantburgers are teenagers wanting to learn how to blow up mail boxes. Consider this a heads up for parental units. BTW the report sounds like a shot gun going off. A more peaceful use for this reaction would be to make hydrogen gas to fill those surplus weather ballons. |
| Posted by: bruce 2006-11-04 20:14 |