Dumpster bomb, test run?

[Kraven251]

Not law enforcement, not an explosives engineer, but every time I have seen any manuals or procedural documents they indicate isolate, assess, and attempt to detonate if it can be contained.

It is quite possible they attempted to detonate one of the bombs and it failed to go boom, thus giving the opportunity to test it, or felt that they lacked sufficient containment to detonate it. I have read through quite a bit of material, but as I said do not have the hands on to say why they would move it.

[ray1970]

Not law enforcement, not an explosives engineer, but every time I have seen any manuals or procedural documents they indicate isolate, assess, and attempt to detonate if it can be contained.

It is quite possible they attempted to detonate one of the bombs and it failed to go boom, thus giving the opportunity to test it, or felt that they lacked sufficient containment to detonate it. I have read through quite a bit of material, but as I said do not have the hands on to say why they would move it.

Maybe they just thought it was a homemade clock?

[MarkCO]

Also, some media is reporting Tannerrite residue was found on the bombs. Two questions immediately come to mind. 1st) How? That stuff is pretty stable from what I understand. And 2nd) the same reports say the undetonated bombs were taken and dismantled. That does not seem like common practice. Hell, just a few months ago they found a backpack at the fed center and blew the shit out of it but all it had in it were papers. But here they decided to take it offsite and take it apart when they knew for a fact it's a bomb? Anyone here that's more educated than me have any ideas why they'd do that?

Tannerite is stable, unless mixed with certain other compounds. Impact, spark, flame, resistance ignition/detonation is all relatively easy to do if you understand it and the components you have. In some cases, x-ray and analysis (almost always remotely) can indicate the relative ease with which a device can be rendered safe and then dismantled. If the bomb tech can't tell, err on the side of safety. But if they can tell what they are dealing with, dismantling and then gaining access to other evidence which may be valuable in finding others involved may be more valuable in stopping/finding another person.

[Monky]

They found a fingerprint on one of the unexploded ones. Oops. New addendum in the bomb manual.


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[Ronin13]

I don't think this was a test run. This was a no kidding IED planting that thankfully didn't do much damage in the way of human cost. You want to see a test run, the "suspicious" packages that were planted at the Adams County Courthouse a number of weeks back that were taken care of by our bomb squad that were filled with hard candy and bird seed, those we suspect were a test run for something.

[sellersm]

Same bomb location as found in Tom Clancy's game "The Division"! Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmm...

[Kraven251]

so I have a bit of an update, apparently the bomb that was in the suitcase didn't go off because someone stole the suitcase, opened it up dumped the bomb out (disabling it) and left with the suitcase ...yeah welcome to NY.

[Great-Kazoo]

so I have a bit of an update, apparently the bomb that was in the suitcase didn't go off because someone stole the suitcase, opened it up dumped the bomb out (disabling it) and left with the suitcase ...yeah welcome to NY.

Yes i read that. The heading of the story was

If you See Something, Steal Something
http://www.newsday.com/opinion/colum...ase-1.12338551


here's the kicker. Now matter how much the spin is of a lone bomber. Even a D .gov has concerns
http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york...ays-1.12341300