Posted on 11/04/2022 7:33:01 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper
PHOENIX - Officials with the FBI and Homeland Security have a warning for people to be on the lookout for those who may be collecting materials to make homemade bombs.
While there are no specific threats at this time, the warning comes amid rising tensions across the country, as well as several big events that are set to take place in the coming weeks, from the Midterm elections to the 2023 Super Bowl and the annual WM Phoenix Open, both of which are held in the Phoenix area.
The power of explosives were on full display in Phoenix on Nov. 3 as part of Operation Flashpoint. It was a loud and clear message from law enforcement for people to say something if they see something.
"If you’re not reporting this type of information to us, it is really difficult for law enforcement to react," said Homeland Security bomb expert Chuck Leas.
The demonstration showed how powerful small, one-pound bombs can be.
"Terrorists would add fragmentation to these blasts to increase the [lethality of] any of the weapon, and do harm to the public," said FBI bomb technician Matthew Lightfoot.
During the event, law enforcement officials told the public what to look out for, especially people working in hardware stores, pool shops, and even hair salons. These are places that sell everyday chemicals, from bleach to baby oil, that could be combined to create chaos.
"They are truly the eyes and ears who know their product and other customers, and are in the best position to identify suspicious behavior and report it to law enforcement," said Andrew Seiffert with Homeland Security.
Law enforcement officials say outreach programs like this work. However, they did not cite specific examples successes. Rather, they recalled bombings from Boston to Oklahoma City that went undetected, and saying they would rather prevent a crime than solve one.
"The more the community knows about what to look for, how to keep an eye out for one another, that helps law enforcement to prevent these things from occurring," said Steve Martos with Phoenix Police.
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If you want to believe these Arsholes about this, ask about the supposed bomb on Jan6. There is video. Why hasn’t the bomber been IDed?
Oh, he was a plant?
Taco Bell should be monitored.
Ray Epps may shed some light on that.
As I heard somewhere years ago, “read the instructions and do what it says NOT to do.”
There’s all kinds of strange things about those supposed “bombs.” Dan Bongino went into some detail on his radio show yesterday.
“...hardware stores, pool shops, and even hair salons. These are places that sell everyday chemicals, from bleach to baby oil, that could be combined to create chaos.”
While there are no specific threats at this time?
The media should just make up some threats like they always do.
I’m not sure about it. Before the 86 ban I was thinking of rebuilding a STEN and it may have been in conjunction with owning a demilled STEN. Long time ago and i don’t remember the details
After today’s rotten-to-the-core letter from Jordon, the DOJ and FBI are more desperate than ever to keep Republicans from winning.
This weekend will be VERY interesting…
Hmm...FIB giving public demonstrations on bomb building can’t possibly go wrong. Great idea!
ammonium chlorate? I thought that mixing the two made noxious gas wasn’t aware it could blow up.
That's far, far below the 85%+ used for rockets (which is dangerous).
And concentrating either 3% or 6% would be tricky, as distilling either would just decompose it.
I think the H2O2 for bleaching hair is about 6% (as opposed to the 3% antiseptic kind). That’s far, far below the 85%+ used for rockets (which is dangerous).
Ammonium Chlorate is explosive and highly unstable, but I think making it is a lot more complicated than simply mixing ammonia and bleach.
I’ve got most of a gallon of 40% food grade hydrogen peroxide sitting around my apartment.
Should I be concerned about a Feebee raid?😱
I’d more be worried about a sudden release of its energy.
You might was to put that H2O2 in the refrigerator.
Sounds like your curiosity ran a different direction from my own as a teenager. What lead directly to my interest in chemistry and my later career as a chemist started with making things blow up using common materials.
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