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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TATP is supposed to be some wicked stuff.
Acetone and Peroxide.
I’d never cook any myself, I enjoy having functional hands and eyes.
FedGov has a history of doing stupid things with dangerous objects. Maybe they will get the ATF to "walk" some of these homemade explosive devices across the border to the Mexican cartels ala Operation Fast and Furious, where they can be put to use blowing up innocent Mexicans.
Burt’s a role model!
Back when I was growing up, a kid could still blow himself up without it being a big deal (except for the time spent in the emergency room, of course) My poor mother.
Using those store bought bangers seemed like cheating to me.
I suppose I wanted to be more a chef than a cook. It was just no fun if I couldn’t make it from scratch.
Yeah, when I told Grandpa I was making a still, he just told me not to blow myself up.
It was a real eye burner when I accidentally lit off some sulfur in my bedroom. Mom did not see the humor in it.
Next thing they will outlaw the Periodic Table and monitor everyone that received an A grade in Chemistry.
Jan 6th comes to mind.
We would have gotten along well together. I blew the windows out of my bedroom when I was 14. Blew my thumb off too. They did a great job getting it back on again and working. It was just an attempt at a homemade skyrocket gone bad. I’ll bet the sulfur in your bedroom was not the worst of it. :)
I think we might have.
I never lost any limbs or dangling bits, but I do still have a few scars from acid burns and there was some furniture that was never quite the same.
Ahhhhh fond childhood memories. I would just add a radio frequency burn or two
“I think the H2O2 for bleaching hair is about 6% (as opposed to the 3% antiseptic kind). “
The H202 sold in hair salon supply shops is 35%.
Look up TATP Tri-Acetone Tri-Peroxide aka Daughter of Satan. It was used in the London bombings post 9/11. Very powerful and very unstable.
A good way loose your life unless very careful.
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