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| Explosive devices found on Cincinnati area bus |
| 2006-01-19 |
| SYCAMORE TWP. - Police and Metro officials remain stumped over the discovery of three homemade explosives found Monday on the seat of a bus. A video system on the bus, which might have yielded clues, wasn't working, officials said Tuesday. The explosives could have seriously injured a passenger if they had exploded, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said. "They are like firecrackers on steroids," said Steve Barnett, a spokesman for the sheriff's office. "I wouldn't call it a bomb." The casing of each device, made of cardboard, was about 4œ inches long and Ÿ-inch in diameter. Each contained a high-grade flash powder, which could have exploded if exposed to a flame. If the three devices had exploded together near or under a person, the blast could have caused severe injury or death, the sheriff's office said. The explosives were found by the driver of Bus 946 after she parked it near the Dillonvale Shopping Center at the end of her route Monday evening. The bus serves the Montgomery Road corridor, including Kenwood Towne Centre, officials said. The sheriff's hazardous devices unit removed the devices after the driver notified authorities. Bus drivers routinely inspect the buses looking for suspicious items, along with the usual lost sweaters, books and music devices. They also have installed video cameras on buses. But the recording system for the four video cameras on Bus 946 was not working Monday, said Sallie Hilvers, a spokeswoman for the bus system. She said she hopes someone saw the person who dropped or intentionally left the explosives - and the witness will notify authorities. "All of us have been (wondering) why (explosives) would be set out in the middle of the seat," said Hilvers. "No one knows if it was intentional or accidental." Hilvers said there is no reason to believe that riders of the bus system are in any danger. Metro received no threats related to the explosives found on the bus. "It is our position that (riding the bus poses) no different risk or concerns than people face in any public space these days, whether you are in a mall or a theater," Hilvers said. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #2 Great. I can't wait for my employer to relocate our offices. It's kinda nice to spend the commute time reading or sleeping, but at least my own car is IED free. That, and no more downtown... |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-01-19 09:32 |
| #1 If it would kill someone, I'd call it a bomb. |
| Posted by: Flerert Whese8274 2006-01-19 09:17 |