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Home Front: WoT
Bomb found under I-71 overpass in Cincinnati, Ohio
2006-11-30
NORWOOD - Authorities don't know how a bomb ended up in heavy underbrush alongside Interstate 71. Concerns over the device shut down the busy highway Wednesday morning. The road remained closed from about 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thousands of drivers were stuck in a heavy-metal stew of cars, pickups and tractor-trailers.

A maintenance crew cutting brush near the Williams Avenue overpass off I-71 stumbled across the homemade bomb at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The television news people spoke of a shampoo bottle with wires sticking out, but it wasn't clear to me how good their information was.
The search for clues moved beyond the immediate area of Norwood, Oakley and Hyde Park. "The FBI is trying to match it up with other devices that may have been found to see if there is a link," said Sgt. Ronald Murphy of the Norwood Police Department.

Time line

9:30 a.m.: Ohio Department of Transportation workers stumble upon a suspicious device near a cluster of trees off Interstate 71 under the Williams Avenue overpass. Norwood police are called. Firefighters arrive.

10 a.m.: Authorities close the interstate between Dana and Ridge avenues.

10:30 a.m.: Traffic begins to back up for miles in each direction on the interstate. More crews arrive on scene, including a bomb-sniffing dog. Authorities begin evacuating homes nearby.

Noon: The device is blown up. Those who did not have to evacuate report hearing a small explosion.

2:30 p.m.: Workers finish canvassing other areas around I-71 overpasses and say there is no longer a threat to motorists or nearby residents. The interstate reopens.
Posted by:trailing wife

#7  I guess I can stop worrying. Update as of 4:30 pm:

The incendiary device discovered Wednesday along I-71 was not a sophisticated device and likely wouldnÂ’t have caused much damage if it had detonated. "It was made basically to start a fire," Police Lt. Gary Fye said. Fye said the device, which consisted of battery, clock, wires, a liquid, a powder, a timer and a detonating device, was not designed to explode.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-11-30 22:33  

#6  One of the P&G VPs used to have a business card, upon which was printed, "It's -er, dammit!" Proctor goes with Silex, the small kitchen machines manufacturers. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-11-30 21:41  

#5  Just another disgruntled muslim employee of Proctor & Gamble from the Masjid Assunnah. Nothing to see here. Move along...

/sarcasm
Posted by: Mark Z   2006-11-30 16:59  

#4  No, not nearly as long.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-11-30 15:06  

#3  Come to think of it, the bomb didn't block traffic anywhere near as long as the spilled tanker of fat.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-11-30 12:54  

#2  "Gee, Your Bomb Smells Terrific!"
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-11-30 11:12  

#1  One of the reports I heard (on 700 WLW) had the highway workers saying the device was dry despite the early-morning rain, indicating they found it shortly after it was placed.

The device itself wasn't blown up, but "rendered safe".
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-11-30 09:23  

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