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2006-11-27 |
![]() SKOWHEGAN, Maine Authorities in Maine say they've charged two teenagers with setting off homemade bombs in a Wal-Mart yesterday. The store was filled with holiday shoppers. Authorities say hundreds were evacuated and about eight were treated for eye or throat irritation after the acid bombs went off. Police say they identified the boys with the help of security camera photos. Both teens have been charged with criminal use of explosives. They were released to their parents early this morning. Investigators say the boys also planted two other explosives on the lawn of a residence and one on top of a building in downtown Skowhegan. None of those bombs detonated. The manager of the Wal-Mart says the store is open for business today. |
Posted by:Free Radical |
#4 Acid? These idiots must have gone a step up from the Mentos-cola bombs that kids are finding to be "fun". A package of the popular mint candies poured into a two liter bottle of soda and shaken (not stirred)can make a low grade explosive. It does, however, have enough power to cause physical harm from the plastic shrapnel. The web is full of instructions and videos of Mentos-cola bombs. |
Posted by: GK 2006-11-27 10:10 |
#3 Recently, there was a french crime novels (don't remember his name, don't think he's very well know) who was arrested for trying an home-made bomb with two friends, to reality-check his writing. Great minds at work. |
Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-11-27 09:42 |
#2 I blame John Edwards. |
Posted by: Mike 2006-11-27 09:32 |
#1 I lived in Skowhegan for a time in the Winter of '82. It was just a small paper mill toen. Nice people. |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-11-27 08:52 |