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Device explodes at Disney World
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Posted on 07/02/2007 12:26:10 PM PDT by Ironfocus

Orlando - Authorities say a device similar to a pipe bomb has exploded in a rubbish bin at a remote Walt Disney World parking lot.

No one was injured and no serious damage was reported in what officials believe was an isolated incident.

Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said an employee heard a loud noise and saw white smoke coming from the can near the downtown Disney shopping and entertainment district.

Beary said: "We've recovered a very crude, homemade, low-level device. Because of the time and location of the event, we do not believe this incident was designed to cause significant property damage or injury. We also believe this is an isolated incident."

Beary said investigators were still trying to determine what the device was made of, but "end caps" - typical of pipe bombs - were found at the scene.

Beary said federal authorities had also looked into the incident.

He said authorities were on high alert because of the airport attack in Scotland and attempted car bombings in London, combined with the July Fourth holiday this week.


TOPICS: US: Florida; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: disney; disneyworld; explosion; orlando
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Did not see this posted. Please remove if it is a duplicate. Also, has anyone seen any confirmation of this? It seems to be an AP story.

If true, it is worrying, it may be a dry run for something bigger.

1 posted on 07/02/2007 12:26:12 PM PDT by Ironfocus
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To: Ironfocus

That’s rubbish


2 posted on 07/02/2007 12:27:30 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Brian J. Marotta, 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, (1948-2007) Rest In Peace, our FRiend)
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To: Ironfocus

It may be a terrorism dry run, or it may be a firecracker.


3 posted on 07/02/2007 12:28:13 PM PDT by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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To: Ironfocus

What a load of garbage


4 posted on 07/02/2007 12:28:14 PM PDT by JRios1968 (Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
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To: Ironfocus

Gonna be a long week of “isolated incidences” I’m afraid.


5 posted on 07/02/2007 12:29:49 PM PDT by Domandred (Eagles soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines)
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To: Ironfocus

Oh! Chertoff says we are safe...nuffin to worry about..


6 posted on 07/02/2007 12:29:54 PM PDT by angelcindy (Where's the Fence?????)
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To: Ironfocus
"We also believe this is an isolated incident."

Cue the bouncy Glenn Beck music:

"It's just another isolated . . . another isolated incident."
7 posted on 07/02/2007 12:30:34 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Scratch a RINO, and you'll find a global elitist beneath the surface.)
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To: 3AngelaD

I don’t see how this could be a dry run for terrorism. It doesn’t sound like it was big enough to do anything and why test a pipe bomb where someone might observe you? My guess is that it was kids with firecrackers.


8 posted on 07/02/2007 12:32:23 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: Ironfocus
Way too small-scale for AQ.

Probably some pimply-faced teenage wannabe.

9 posted on 07/02/2007 12:32:58 PM PDT by Allegra (Socks.)
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To: Ironfocus

Orlando Sentinel is carrying it as their lead story now.


10 posted on 07/02/2007 12:33:33 PM PDT by Ironfocus
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We were down there in early May. Talk about a soft target-within 2 minutes I thought of a way that they could easily kill 10 thousand people on a busy weekend. It was actually quite simple with no way to stop it. I won't spell it out on a public forum for them although they probably have already thought of the logistics.

I truly believe they have not pulled something a stunt like that because Dubya and Cheney made it quite clear that Mecca would be nuked in another 9-11 like event. IMHO of course.

11 posted on 07/02/2007 12:40:31 PM PDT by MattinNJ (Duncan Hunter or Fred Thompson-I can't decide...but I'd vote for Rudy against Hillary)
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To: Ironfocus

Doubt this is anything. Way too small scale.

Likely just a filing for that stupid Hamas Cartoon. They killed off Mickey...now they are going after Donald..DUCK!


12 posted on 07/02/2007 12:45:57 PM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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To: Ironfocus
I wonder if they bought this device at Pedro’s South of the Border in South Carolina?
13 posted on 07/02/2007 12:54:06 PM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: MattinNJ
Dubya and Cheney made it quite clear that Mecca would be nuked in another 9-11 like event.

When did they do that?

14 posted on 07/02/2007 12:54:31 PM PDT by badbass
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To: MattinNJ
I truly believe they have not pulled something a stunt like that because Dubya and Cheney made it quite clear that Mecca would be nuked in another 9-11 like event.

I guess I missed that part of their message because it was obscured by their "Islam is a religion of peace" crap.

15 posted on 07/02/2007 12:54:48 PM PDT by newgeezer (a conservative who conserves -- a true capitalist.)
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To: MattinNJ

Talk about a soft target...

Got that right. The mouse is a sitting duck.


16 posted on 07/02/2007 12:57:21 PM PDT by Lexington Green (Paris Hilton did more time than Sandy Berger.)
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To: tsmith130; MindBender26

LOL! It finally made the “news”...


17 posted on 07/02/2007 12:57:38 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet -Fred'08)
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- A "crude, homemade" device similar to a pipe bomb exploded in a Downtown Disney trash bin early Monday, prompting an investigation by FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents.

The explosion, which happened at about 12:30 a.m. at the Downtown Disney complex, blew the doors off the trash receptacle, but no one was injured.

Beary said investigators were still trying to determine what the device was made of, but "end caps" typical of pipe bombs were found at the scene.

After an investigation, Orange County sheriff's officials said they were confident that device was not terrorism related.

Local 6 has learned that detectives are looking into the possibility that a prankster or a disgruntled employee caused the explosion.

"Detectives are also looking into whether the device may be connected to a recent crackdown at Downtown Disney targeting rowdy teens," Local 6's Mike DeForest said. "In the past few weeks, the sheriff's office and Disney security have issued dozens of trespass warnings hoping to deter what has been described as a gang-like presence at the entertainment complex."

"Folks, I got to tell you, there is enough on the plate right now -- internationally and domestically," Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said. "We have nuts everywhere. And this type of activity always seems to spawn itself around the holidays. So, we are going to be very vigilant and do the best we can."

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said officers are on heightened alert around Disney property and other tourist areas.

No Disney properties were closed because of Monday's incident.

Disney spokeswoman Kim Prunty emphasized no one was hurt.

"We work closely with law enforcement to continue to offer a safe environment," she said.

Downtown Disney is modeled after the downtown of an American city, and no price is charged for admission.

Anyone with information concerning the explosion is urged to call the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Source: local6

18 posted on 07/02/2007 12:58:13 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: Dixie Yooper

One of my favorite stores.


19 posted on 07/02/2007 12:58:22 PM PDT by Armedanddangerous (Master of Sinanju (emeritus))
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To: MattinNJ
I truly believe they have not pulled something a stunt like that because Dubya and Cheney made it quite clear that Mecca would be nuked in another 9-11 like event.

*sigh* Indeed...

20 posted on 07/02/2007 1:00:11 PM PDT by null and void (Tired of living in the shadows? Move to Sunny Mexico!)
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