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| Utah man arrested after cops stumble upon 71 homemade bombs in his apartment |
| 2025-04-28 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A Utah man was arrested after police discovered 71 homemade bombs and a substantial stockpile of bomb-making materials inside his Orem apartment, according to Provo Police. Eric Whitaker, 41, was taken into custody on Friday after allegedly brandishing a weapon near the Provo Towne Centre Mall. Following his arrest, authorities secured a search warrant for his apartment. Inside, officers uncovered bomb-making supplies and 'a large number of home-made improvised explosive anti-personnel fragmentation grenade devices,' Provo Police said in a press release. The Metro Bomb Squad was called to the scene, prompting the evacuation of the apartment building as the devices were recovered safely. In total, 71 homemade explosive devices were seized along with additional bomb-making materials. Whitaker is now facing 71 counts of possession of weapons of mass destruction and one count of possessing bomb-making materials. The case has been referred to the Utah County Attorney's Office. We are proud of our Patrol Officers for their fast response to the initial report of suspicious activity, and their continued assistance to our Detectives during the follow-up investigation. 'We also appreciate Orem PD's Patrol Division for assisting in the evacuation measures during the search warrant.' This case follows just a month after a would-be suicide bomber in the UK was jailed for plotting to “kill as many nurses as possible” in a pressure cooker explosion at a hospital in Leeds. Mohammad Farooq brought a homemade bomb—modeled after the 2013 Boston Marathon devices but packed with twice as much explosive—into St James’s Hospital in January 2023. He was talked out of carrying out the attack by patient Nathan Newby, whom Justice Cheema-Grubb described as “an extraordinary, ordinary man whose decency and kindness...prevented an atrocity in a maternity wing of a major British hospital.” Farooq, a clinical support worker, had targeted the hospital after failing to access the American base at RAF Menwith Hill and was found guilty after a jury deliberated for less than two hours. Police found him with a viable bomb, knives, black tape, and a blank-firing imitation firearm. An investigation revealed he had been self-radicalized online and obtained bomb-making instructions from an Al Qaeda publication. Bethan David, head of the CPS Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Farooq is an extremely dangerous individual who amassed a significant amount of practical and theoretical information that enabled him to produce a viable explosive device...The extremist views Farooq holds are a threat to our society, and I am pleased the jury found him guilty of his crimes.” Related: Mohammad Farooq 05/17/2023 Two Hizbul Terrorists Accused Of Killing Mirwaiz Farooq Arrested 33 Years After Incident Mohammad Farooq 03/14/2023 Daily Evacuation Brief March 14, 2023 Mohammad Farooq 01/28/2023 UK student nurse charged with taking bomb to maternity ward |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Over here in Mid-Eastern GA. A Deputy was killed and another wounded by a Guy living out of a Motor Home. Police/GBI/GSP found modified Full Auto weapons, ammo and a stack of Pipe bombs. What is strange is the 2 deputies had just served a restraining order, then as the 2 deputies were leaving, then he shot them. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-04-28 09:29 |
| #2 So? I'm sure he's just a hobbyist. When I was a kid the local hobby store taught us how to make match-head pipe bombs. And I'm not a terrorist... no, really. And Utah? I mean how much damage could he do? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2025-04-28 08:41 |
| #1 Wonder if this goes with the white van and 150,000 bullets? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-04-28 01:15 |