[Vision2020] FBI: Backpack on Spokane Parade Route Was a Bomb

Tue Jan 18 21:10:49 PST 2011

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#41145203

Maddow's take on it was definitely worth watching.

-Reggie

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Art Deco <deco at moscow.com> wrote:

>  Thank you for the vigilance SPD and others.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> *To:* Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 18, 2011 6:19 PM
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] FBI: Backpack on Spokane Parade Route Was a Bomb
>
> Courtesy of the Spokesman-Review.
>
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>
> FBI says backpack on Spokane parade route was a bomb
> Thomas Clouse, The Spokesman-Review
>
> The abandoned backpack found Monday along the route of Spokane's annual
> Martin Luther King Jr. march contained a bomb capable of inflicting
> "multiple casualties," the FBI has confirmed.
>
> The Federal Bureau of Investigation's terrorism task force is offering a
> $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of
> those responsible for planting the bomb. The FBI on Tuesday issued a
> bulletin asking for the public's assistance.
>
> Frank Harrill, special agent in the charge of the Spokane FBI office,
> would not discuss what specifically made the bomb so dangerous but said
> the investigation has become a top priority.
>
> "It definitely was, by all early analysis, a viable device that was very
> lethal and had the potential to inflict multiple casualties," Harrill
> said. "Clearly, the timing and placement of a device _ secreted in a
> backpack _ with the Martin Luther King parade is not coincidental. We are
> doing everything humanly possible to identify the individuals or
> individual who constructed and placed this device."
>
> Ivan Bush, who has helped organize the celebration march in Spokane for
> more than 20 years said news of the backpack's potential was "just painful
> to see and hear."
>
> "Man, that's a sad testament," said Bush, who works in human resources for
> Spokane Public Schools. "Here we are in the 21st century and these types
> of things are still happening. It just hurts."
>
> The purpose of the march was to bring residents together to celebrate a
> man who championed passive resistance, he said.
>
> "This community came together to get a street dedicated to Dr. King and
> thousands come out to celebrate him every year," Bush said. "When
> something like this takes place, it's just painful."
>
> The bomb was discovered in a Swiss Army-brand backpack that was placed on
> a park bench at 9:25 a.m. at the northeast corner of North Washington
> Street and West Main Avenue.
>
> Two T-shirts were located in the bag. One reads "Stevens County Relay For
> Life June 25th-26th 2010" and another shirt reads "Treasure Island Spring
> 2009." The FBI is working with other federal agencies and virtually all
> local police agencies with the investigation as part of the Northwest
> Joint Terrorism Task Force.
>
> "I think the link to the Martin Luther King celebration and march is
> inescapable," Harrill said. "At that point, it falls directly in the realm
> and sphere of domestic terrorism. Clearly, there was some political or
> social agenda here."
>
> Harrill said agents have conducted interviews, but said he could not
> discuss any potential suspects.
>
> Meanwhile, federal investigators continue to investigate an explosive
> device that was discovered March 23 alongside the Thomas S. Foley U.S.
> Courthouse. Harrill said agents have not made an arrest in that previous
> case.
>
> "We don't know, at this point, of any linkage to any other incident,"
> Harrill said, referring to the Monday discovery. "We are not aware of any
> other events that prefaced this event . or threats associated with this
> device. Nor does it appear to be linked to any other incidents in Spokane
> or anywhere else in the country. But, that certainly is a focus for us."
>
> Harrill praised the residents who discovered the backpack.
>
> "The individuals who found this backpack, they were the heroes of the day.
> They did what we all should do. They brought it to the attention of
> police," Harrill said. "They took quick action, rerouted the parade and
> immediately called for the" bomb disposal unit.
>
> ----------------------
>
> The FBI is seeking information connected to the identity of the person or
> persons seen with this Swiss Army-brand backpack. The t-shirts were
> contained in the backpack. The backpack was found on a bench at the corner
> of North Washington Street and West Main Avenue in Spokane, Wash. on
> Monday, Jan. 17, 2011.
>
> http://media.spokesman.com/photos/2011/01/18/SRX_BOMB_THREAT_t620.jpg
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
>
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