Posted on 10/21/2004 12:52:33 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
I am not stating this as 100% fact but apparently a bomb was discovered this afternoon on the rail tracks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I wouldn't post this unless I trusted the source. He is a police officer out of Orlando himself and said in confidence that it was found in a suitcase.
Has anyone heard about this locally and if so..what buildings would be of special target in that region to plant a bomb on the tracks? Is this a transportation issue or do trains run through the city past a major building?
Again...this is fresh info told to me minutes ago and it was told to me only because he got the info himself earlier today.
It isn't breaking news unless it is confirmed.
I imagine most of the train tracks just go by Tobacco warehouses and the like. There are some bank buildings down town and a few government buildings. But nothing that really strikes me as any great target. ??? But I'm not a WS resident.
why does a cop from orlando know about a bomb in NC?
Not seeing anything about this in the Winston-Salem area news sites.....so far.
"Bomb Discovered on Train Tracks? (North Carolina)"
Kerry has been briefed - nothing more than a nuisance.
Let's see: Your friend is a cop in Orlando, and he somehow has information on some incident in another state? I think I'll wait for some sort of confirmation before jumping on this story.
Nothing to see here... just a little nuisance... move along.
bump.
my guess - it was a suitcase they THOUGHT might be a bomb so they removed it. Happens several times per month in the NYC subway and commuter rail lines - suitcases and packages that are left someplace, are feared to be bombs, and are removed. but they aren't bombs.
Skepticism meter pegging the needle.
In other news:
Waterbury, Connecticut; 854 Lakewood Road
Suspicious devices found; hand grenades found at Good Will Store; entire plaza evacuated; state police bomb squad requested.
Its 4:00PM and I'm listening to AM 640 in Fayetteville. Nothing on about it and they didn't break in before the top of the hour.
We get a bunch of "scares" around here. Mostly training aids, pyrotecnics or trash. I know I know, people say its the young GIs.
ping
My threat board's clear - anyone else?
2 hookers were playing blackjack nearby.
Lord have mercy, sometimes I just don't know.
He told me earlier...just spoke to him now and asked if anything was on the net about it or not..which made me put the thread up and question the story for the locals on FR about it.
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