Little-Acorn
10-10-2010, 08:04 PM
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/7240800.html
Police say large firecracker caused LA blast
By GILLIAN FLACCUS © 2010 The Associated Press
Oct. 10, 2010, 5:14PM
R. Segal AP
Graphic locates San Pedro area of Los Angeles where an apparent vehicle explosion took place
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — A large firecracker caused a blast near a Los Angles-area harbor that sent police scrambling to evacuate the neighborhood and order bomb squads into a hotel parking garage early Sunday, authorities said.
An M-80 explosive device went off at around the same time an SUV was vandalized in the area, said Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Michael Downing.
The bomb squad sent in robots, and officers throughout the area were placed on alert.
A caller reported hearing a blast at 7:30 a.m. in a commercial area of San Pedro. A short time later a patrol officer with the Port Police discovered the damaged Lincoln Navigator in the underground garage of the Clarion Inn.
"On closer inspection and using their training, bomb squad is confident the damage was caused by something other than a bomb. Based on what we know now, they're scaling the operation way back," Romero said.
Downing said investigators ruled out any connection to terrorism. No arrests were made.
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Just think what the response would have been if it had been a kid shooting at tin cans with a .22, as I did for a goodly part of my youth. The fanatic extremists have the population well terrorized now. -LA
Police say large firecracker caused LA blast
By GILLIAN FLACCUS © 2010 The Associated Press
Oct. 10, 2010, 5:14PM
R. Segal AP
Graphic locates San Pedro area of Los Angeles where an apparent vehicle explosion took place
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — A large firecracker caused a blast near a Los Angles-area harbor that sent police scrambling to evacuate the neighborhood and order bomb squads into a hotel parking garage early Sunday, authorities said.
An M-80 explosive device went off at around the same time an SUV was vandalized in the area, said Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Michael Downing.
The bomb squad sent in robots, and officers throughout the area were placed on alert.
A caller reported hearing a blast at 7:30 a.m. in a commercial area of San Pedro. A short time later a patrol officer with the Port Police discovered the damaged Lincoln Navigator in the underground garage of the Clarion Inn.
"On closer inspection and using their training, bomb squad is confident the damage was caused by something other than a bomb. Based on what we know now, they're scaling the operation way back," Romero said.
Downing said investigators ruled out any connection to terrorism. No arrests were made.
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Just think what the response would have been if it had been a kid shooting at tin cans with a .22, as I did for a goodly part of my youth. The fanatic extremists have the population well terrorized now. -LA