Courthouse Bombing Has MO of Serial Bomber
Method of Attack in San Diego Resembles Bombing of FedEx Facility in
April
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By RICHARD ESPOSITO
May 4, 2008
An explosion early this morning at the Federal Courthouse in San Diego
may be the work of a serial bomber who in April set off bombs at a
Federal Express facility in the city, law enforcement officials said.
FBI agents investigate the site of an explosion at the Edward J.
Schwartz Federal Courthouse in San Diego on Sunday May 4, 2008. A
suspected pipe bomb exploded at the federal courthouse in downtown San
Diego early Sunday, damaging a door and blowing out a window. (AP
Photo/FBI) According to authorities, it appears the explosive device
was inside a backpack. The bomber placed the device at the doors to
the Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse, lit the fuse and
fled, officials said.
The device was described by authorities as made of three galvanized
pipe bombs, measuring 1-by-10 inches and two 3-by-8 inch explosives.
The method of attack was similar to the April 25, 2008, explosion at a
FedEx facility in San Diego. That bombing occurred at about 2 a.m.
This one was set off at 1:40 a.m., according to an FBI press
statement.
The attacks do not appear linked to any of the early-morning blasts
that have plagued New York City in recent months. In those instances,
the explosives were made from military casings -- ammo boxes and
grenades -- filled with black powder. They also were triggered by
lighting a fuse. The New York bomber was seen leaving on a bike.
According to the FBI, the explosion in San Diego shattered a glass
door, damaged the lobby and punched a hole in a building window across
the street. No one was re****ted injured.
ABC News' Jason Ryan contributed to this re****t.
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