Posted on 08/05/2007 11:00:53 AM PDT by MissEdie
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. --Two men were detained after police found and detonated a suspicious item found in their car during a routine stop for a speeding violation on a highway near Charleston, Berkeley County sheriff's Lt. Vince Lombard said Sunday morning.
Lombard said the men were being held pending a charge of unlawful possession of an explosive device, but he would not say what the device was or what bomb technicians from neighboring Charleston County exploded about 2:45 a.m. Sunday.
The item made a loud bang, similar to a firecracker, when it was demolished.
Authorities closed the road about 7 p.m. and federal officials later said there was "no immediate threat."
The car was heading west on U.S. Highway 176, away from Goose Creek and the Naval Weapons Station there, Lombard said. The facility also houses the U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig, a military prison where enemy combatants have been held. The traffic stop took place about 7 miles from the sprawling Navy facility.
A mile-long stretch of U.S. Highway 176 was reopened about 4 a.m. Sunday.
A reporter with WCBD-TV said she saw a robot remove something from the trunk of the car earlier in the evening, but that the item was not immediately moved from the scene.
South Carolina law enforcement Chief Robert Stewart told The Associated Press that his officers were on the scene, but that the FBI was handling the case and he did not elaborate.
Goose Creek, with a population of about 30,000, is located about 20 miles north of Charleston.
It was just some ‘fishing supplies’ picked up at the state line fireworks store.
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/08/05/two-bush-bumper-sticker-slogans-arrested-in-sc/
Doug Powers
Two Bush Bumper Sticker Slogans Arrested in S.C.
August 5, 2007 at 10:56 am · Filed under Vox Populi
Actually, Mr. Edwards, we can’t see if the arresting officers have a bumper sticker or not, but nonetheless there was a bust in South Carolina yesterday:
((Reference to John Edwards’ idiocy: The WOT is a bumper sticker))
The FBI is saying there is no immediate threat after police in Goose Creek discovered what they believed were explosives during a traffic stop…
…Sources tell Live 5 News that police stopped a four-door sedan during a routine traffic stop and found what they believe was a bomb inside the vehicle…
…Sources also say that there were two people in the car and that they were apparently of Middle Eastern decent.
Forbes has another interesting tidbit:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/05/ap3988146.html
Law enforcement officials closed the road about 7 p.m. after the traffic stop in Goose Creek, home to the Naval Weapons Station. The station houses the U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig, a military prison where enemy combatants have been held.
My God, do you realize what this means?
South Carolina police are profiling!
CAIR is no doubt en route as we speak.
Thanks for the ping STARWISE.
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OPINION:
Edwards (http://truthusa.com/a/index.php?PHPSESSID=918dce7df409827cc48ea3b883e26836&topic=279.0 ) like most of the democrats (http://truthusa.com/a/index.php?PHPSESSID=79e78c6a14b918a84cf223e79e8ca08b&topic=144.0 ) are totally clueless (willfully so), regarding terrorism, terrorists, and the war on terror.
Actually they have enough fireworks for sale Legally to blow up damn near the whole middle east.
Whatever happened was out of the ordinary and someone is minimizing it.
Local report out of Columbia just now said the two men are in jail for possessing an explosive device.
Agreed, you can buy some cool stuff here. This must have been something way more potent. National wires are minimizing it.
…Sources also say that there were two people in the car and that they were apparently of Middle Eastern decent.Forbes has another interesting tidbit:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/05/ap3988146.html
Law enforcement officials closed the road about 7 p.m. after the traffic stop in Goose Creek, home to the Naval Weapons Station. The station houses the U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig, a military prison where enemy combatants have been held.
My God, do you realize what this means?
It’s all around us. While my brother has been off fighting them overseas, a suspicious looking Middle Eastern man and daughter moved in next door to him. He heard about them from the neighbors... There are other MEs who live there and are fine - the neighbors can perfectly well recognize who is “ok” and who is questionable. So now I have to worry about all of them.
TANKS for the ping,,,I still have not heard what this stuff in the trunk was...
Homeland Security....doing the job other countries refuse to do!
All I read earlier, on a thread (I think a different one) was that whatever it was popped like fireworks when it was detonated.
I don’t think anything was said about the contents.
Interesting....I suppose they know but they’re not saying.
Islam demands blind submission and obedience. Intelligence is not in great demand.
Goose Creek - Two men are being held in the Berkeley County Detention Center after police find explosive making devices in their car. The men had atleast one ready to go bomb and bomb making materials that include chemicals. The men 21-year-old Yousef Megahed and 24-year-old Ahmed Mohamed (seen in the video attachment) were pulled over Saturday evening during a routine traffic stop near Myers Road and Highway 176. Among the explosive devices found were igniters and fusers. Few details about the suspects are known at this time. They are believed to be students at a Florida college. They are of Middle Eastern descent and are not US citizens. Neither man has been charged, but charges are expected Monday. A press conference will be held at the Berkeley County Sheriff’s office Monday at 11:30 in the morning. Among the potential charges is possession of unlawful explosives. Officials are not at this time releasing any additional information on the number of charges or types of explosive devices they found. Highway 176 in Goose Creek was shut down and has since reopened. Stay tuned to ABC News 4 and www.abcnews4.com for details as they become available.
Boy, those Amish are sure giving some strange names to their kids these days!
It’s all around us. While my brother has been off fighting them overseas, a suspicious looking Middle Eastern man and daughter moved in next door to him. He heard about them from the neighbors... There are other MEs who live there and are fine - the neighbors can perfectly well recognize who is “ok” and who is questionable. So now I have to worry about all of them.
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It’s a good idea to be aware of everything around us nowdays...
Apparently the initial reports were a little exaggerated. That is, of course, unless the vehicle was small. Very very small.
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That’s so true. I admit to having become lax......I need to start paying better attention.
Hmm,,suspect they had part of a larger explosive being brought from elsewhere.
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