Posted on 07/04/2016 4:36:09 AM PDT by Ketill Frostbeard
The explosive that severely injured a man in New York's Central Park today was likely "an experiment with fireworks or explosives," but did not seem like a device made deliberately to hurt anyone, officials said.
It was still not clear exactly what the explosive was, but police said they did not believe it was connected to terrorism.
Mark Torre, commanding officer of the NYPD bomb squad, added that investigators are leaning toward considering this the work of an explosive "hobbyist," an amateur or someone who knows chemistry.
It could have even been some sort of "experiment" that was not meant to explode, as it did, when stepped on, Torre said.
Three men were walking in an area of the park not far from the entrance to the Central Park Zoo when the explosion occurred, severely injuring the foot of one of them, a New York Police Department spokesperson said.
Police identified the victim as an 18-year-old, and said his friends were interviewed, but they were not suspects, nor were they injured in the explosion.
The injured man was taken to Bellevue hospital with a "possible amputation," a Fire Department of New York spokesperson said. He was in serious but stable condition, officials said early Sunday evening.
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Maybe some genius kid made a clock. Where’s Clockmed this weekend?
Like my friend says, “it’s your lie, tell it how you want”.
1. How easy is it to place a device in any particular area?
2. Will it be detonated or reported as a suspicious device?
3. How will it withstand the elements
4. The response of authorities in the immediate aftermath if it does detonate
IOW, it was an experiment to evaluate an operation, not to test an actual device, because the device meant to do more harm will be used somewhere else at a later date.
So yeah, if by "experiment" they mean trial run, I'll buy that. :-)
Riiiiiiiiiiight.
That’s just ONE of his names...
They are now saying it was intended to kill. They are concerned there are more devices.
“Im no explosives expert, but other than nitro, what explosives are that sensitive?”
Armstrong’s Mixture. Very touchy stuff.
Good idea.
Neighborhood bar guys are always spoiling for a fight!
Well, they ought to be able to identify the components in the residue. I hope they’re sweeping the rest of the park in case there are any more “experiments” laying around.
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