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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday October 15 2017, @04:46PM   Printer-friendly

http://heavy.com/news/2017/10/michael-christopher-estes-asheville-airport-bomber-suspect/

A 46-year-old man is facing federal charges accusing him of leaving a jar filled with explosives at a North Carolina airport as part of a war he pledged to fight on U.S. soil.

Michael Christopher Estes was arrested October 7 and charged with attempted malicious use of explosive materials and unlawful possession of explosive materials in an airport, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday.

The improvised explosive device, or IED, was found inside a jar at the Asheville Regional Airport about 7 a.m. on October 6, the FBI said in the complaint. Bomb technicians from the Asheville Police Department rendered the device safe. The baggage claim and lobby area of the airport were evacuated and shut down for about 2 hours. No one was injured.

also at USA Today and The Independent


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  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Monday October 16 2017, @01:31AM

    by Arik (4543) on Monday October 16 2017, @01:31AM (#582864) Journal
    "(You'd think he would have tried making a prototype and setting it off, just to test the design, but I guess he skipped that step.)"

    Why would he do that? That would have demonstrated a desire to hurt someone. No such desire seems to have been involved.

    It may that he wanted nothing more than a warm place to sleep.
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