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.
/sarc j/k
I accept.
Bring in the first group of terrorists...er, I mean defendants. Sorry...
Seriously, I was just thinking that! Our new Comedian in Chief = Czar.
I had a feeling you couldn’t and wouldn’t pass that offer up!
:O)
haaaaaaaaa
21-year-old Yousef Megahed and 24-year-old Ahmed Mohamed... students at a Florida college. They are of Middle Eastern descent and are not US citizens.
Thanks for the info. That figures...
ping to pics on post #88
LOL!
Judge hell! Buford Pusser is back on the job. LOL
bttt! : )
Good grief. I wonder if we'll actually get some more info on this on Monday or not. For one thing, it would be interesting to know what was their target.
That chemical association is kind of scary. Just what chemical is it and what does it do?
Aww .. and they’re SMILing ... awww ....
Not to worry, these sweet young guys and the FBI don’t want to scare us. Just some friendly members of the ROP engaging in their colorful native customs.
“Dateline Goose Creek, September 14, 1943 - 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 Yasuhisa Kawamura and 24-year-old Tsuyoshi Nakamura (seen in the adjacent photo) 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 of Japanese descent and are not US citizens. Neither man has been charged, but charges are expected Monday. Authorities discount any possibility to Imperial Japanese espionage or sabotage efforts on the international American infrastructure.”
/sarc j/k
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And we should think about why things have changed so much,,,
Why ain’t the border sealed,,,??
What comes in by water,,, ??
JMHO : The danger of these “free-booters”,,,”free-lance”,,,
Wanna be a “GEE-HADio”(crossed at the mexican border)?,,,
Is/Are more danger to the country than another 9/11 attack.
POINT : The US Map posted back up-thread shows it all,,,
Steve Emerson rocks.
Well, you can’t make a bomb without something that explodes, so whether the bomb was unassembled or not is irrelevant to me. I think “explosive making devices” is more complex and dangerous than just “explosives” - but they are both bad news.
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