Oh, c'mon. Unless it's a pocket nuke (or there is something I don't know), all incredulity (or credulousness) belongs to the clueless reporter.
Poor Timothy McVeigh. He didn't need to rent and fill that big truck with explosives after all. He could have just dropped a 5-gallon bag in a trashcan and gotten away scot free. / sarc
The press is SO STUPID today. (That or just dishonest. Or I'll entertain the possibility that it's both.)