lily
11-26-2006, 10:17 PM
I say good for the parents who came forward and I hope these kids all get a good ass beat when they get home! (http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/26/walmart.bombs.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories)
Teens charged with setting off acid bombs in Wal-Mart
POSTED: 10:26 a.m. EST, November 26, 2006
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) -- Two teenage boys have been charged with setting off
two homemade bombs inside a Wal-Mart filled with holiday shoppers,
authorities said.
Hundreds of customers were evacuated from the store when the acid bombs
detonated Saturday afternoon. At least eight people were treated for
irritation to their eyes and throat or ringing in their ears, said Stephen
McCausland, spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety.
The boys, both 15, were taken into custody after photos from the store's
security cameras were shown on television newscasts.
Investigators said they had identified the boys after showing the photos to
teenagers at a McDonald's. The parents of one of the boys also recognized
them in the photos and met with investigators, said McCausland.
Both teens were charged with criminal use of explosives and released early
Sunday morning to their parents.
Authorities said the teens had made three other explosive devices and placed
one on the roof of a downtown business and two on the lawn of a residence.
Those three bombs, none of which had detonated, were being retrieved by
investigators, McCausland said.
A store manager said the Wal-Mart opened for business Sunday, and referred
all questions to police.
Teens charged with setting off acid bombs in Wal-Mart
POSTED: 10:26 a.m. EST, November 26, 2006
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) -- Two teenage boys have been charged with setting off
two homemade bombs inside a Wal-Mart filled with holiday shoppers,
authorities said.
Hundreds of customers were evacuated from the store when the acid bombs
detonated Saturday afternoon. At least eight people were treated for
irritation to their eyes and throat or ringing in their ears, said Stephen
McCausland, spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety.
The boys, both 15, were taken into custody after photos from the store's
security cameras were shown on television newscasts.
Investigators said they had identified the boys after showing the photos to
teenagers at a McDonald's. The parents of one of the boys also recognized
them in the photos and met with investigators, said McCausland.
Both teens were charged with criminal use of explosives and released early
Sunday morning to their parents.
Authorities said the teens had made three other explosive devices and placed
one on the roof of a downtown business and two on the lawn of a residence.
Those three bombs, none of which had detonated, were being retrieved by
investigators, McCausland said.
A store manager said the Wal-Mart opened for business Sunday, and referred
all questions to police.