I would guess that it wasn't the run of the mill meth lab. There would be no reason to kill himself over that. Now, if he's cooking up some kind of explosives or chem/bio stuff and he's caught then yes.. BANG. I don't think the real terrorists want to be caught alive since they will go to Gitmo and/or give up what they know one way or the other. That's probably a no no in the jihad training manual. :)
Here's the info on the arrest in ATL:
It looks like the incident at Georgia Tech yesterday falls into the category of "copy cat" or "stupid freshman trick" instead of terrorism.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting the following:
A Georgia Tech freshman confessed Tuesday to setting up explosive water bottles in a campus courtyard, school officials said.
Theodore Hollot, 18, was charged with felony possession of a destructive device and reckless conduct, a misdemeanor.
Hollot, an engineering major from Pennsylvania, was suspended from school pending the investigation, said Georgia Tech Assistant Vice President Amelia Gambino.
Gambino said the incident was "not a terrorist attack."
Tech evacuated two dorms Monday morning after a plastic water bottle exploded in a campus custodian's hands. The employee, who complained of ringing in his ears, was taken to a clinic for evaluation, but was not seriously injured.
The Atlanta police bomb disposal squad detonated two other suspicious bottles found in the area.