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'Suspicious device' found in car near Pentagon
MSNBC News ^ | June 17, 2011 | by Jim Miklaszewski

Posted on 06/17/2011 4:50:31 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

ARLINGTON, Va. — Authorities took one person into custody and closed roads around the Pentagon Friday after a "suspicious device" was found in a car, NBC News reported.

One or two other suspects who "fled the scene" on foot were being hunted by police, according to NBC News' Jim Miklaszewski.

Although it was not immediately clear what the device was, one official told NBC News that "it looks like a bomb."

The incident brought traffic to a standstill in the area.

NBCWashington.com reported that the suspicious vehicle was discovered on Washington Boulevard.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: arlingtonva; interstate395; jihad; jihadinamerica; pentagon
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1 posted on 06/17/2011 4:50:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Religion of Peace just having a little advance 4th of July fun.


2 posted on 06/17/2011 4:56:01 AM PDT by Westbrook (Having children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Although it was not immediately clear what the device was, one official told NBC News that "it looks like a bomb."

If they could only know if it were left by a male of middle eastern persuasion between 20 and 35 years of age they could just drop what they are doing and go on with normal business and save some money.

I 'spose it may be a little ol' blue haired lady of Finnish persuasion however and we MUST keep our guard up!

3 posted on 06/17/2011 4:58:12 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Surveillance photo:


4 posted on 06/17/2011 5:01:48 AM PDT by iowamark
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5 posted on 06/17/2011 5:02:44 AM PDT by ZX12R
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To: ZX12R

They call him Ishmael.


6 posted on 06/17/2011 5:04:11 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Sarah Palin, the only candidate to be vetted by the NY Times, the Washington Post and NBC.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

was it a package of weiners?


7 posted on 06/17/2011 5:07:37 AM PDT by Michigan Bowhunter
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Car bomb.
8 posted on 06/17/2011 5:11:13 AM PDT by ZX12R
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

backpack w/5 lbs of ammonium nitrate....(Ethiopian)


9 posted on 06/17/2011 5:17:35 AM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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What a cluster: 385 north exit to Washington Blvd closed, to get to Pentagon City you had to get on off at Glebe Road and drive over to Rt. 1, then thru Crystal City. No way to get to over to Clarendon-Ballston from 395 if you don’t get off at the disaster that is Glebe. Gridlock and angry drivers. All it takes is one stupid glitch like this to bring everything to a grinding halt. If there ever were a real disaster, we would all be screwed. Better like where you are when traffic stops, because you’re going to be there for a long, long time. I hope whoever did this goes to prison.


10 posted on 06/17/2011 5:17:42 AM PDT by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia

this is swell. we wanted to go to Henderson Hall today.. damned methodists..


11 posted on 06/17/2011 5:20:31 AM PDT by newnhdad
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All it takes is one stupid glitch like this to bring everything to a grinding halt.


What a great idea for a protest.

Figure out all the routes going away from the senate office buildings.

Buy a bunch of ‘clunkers’ and have one ‘break down’ on each of the routes at the same time.

Make it thursday afternoon before a three day weekend.


12 posted on 06/17/2011 5:29:56 AM PDT by maine yankee
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To: La Lydia

But Metro keeps on going!


13 posted on 06/17/2011 5:30:03 AM PDT by EDINVA ( CHANGE it back!)
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To: La Lydia

WMAL says presser coming up. Arrest made of man w/backpack full of nitrate/shells/AQ materials


14 posted on 06/17/2011 5:32:47 AM PDT by EDINVA ( CHANGE it back!)
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“the Pentagon” is a pretty big hard target for one car bomb and one backpack

Either there are more pieces to this plot or they were on the way to a softer target, metro or bus area perhaps?


15 posted on 06/17/2011 5:35:26 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The radical church of the Lutherans? Southern Baptists? Who would do such a Dastardly deed? The Granny Quilting Group in the United Meheodist basement?

The TSA always searches 8 year old little girls and the above list of people.

Only 1 group gets a pass from the MSM. The terrorists are of what persuasion?


16 posted on 06/17/2011 5:36:36 AM PDT by King_Corey (www.kingcorey.com)
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all my speculation but..

so what we MIGHT have is a few guys with backpacks containing large amounts of ammonium nitrate heading toward the Pentagon. Car gets identified as suspicious, probably as they pulled over and arm the devices on the side of the road, and the fun begins.

Not old ladies, not 7 year old girls, not infants, not priests, not kids in wheelchairs, not war heroes with their medals, not nuns, but young men between the ages of 17 and 35 of north African or middle eastern descent.

Wake the EFF up America.. wake the EFF up..


17 posted on 06/17/2011 5:38:08 AM PDT by newnhdad
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Have we received the SOP of Not Terrorist Related?


18 posted on 06/17/2011 5:38:28 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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after 9/11, there was a constant presence on those roads of heavily armed men in HUMMVVs.. that might need to be reinstated. Maybe the prospect of getting hammered by .50 cal dipped in pigs blood would be an effective deterrent to those seeking 72 virgins.


19 posted on 06/17/2011 5:41:39 AM PDT by newnhdad
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To: maine yankee

That scenario happens almost every day with cars breaking down, fender benders, etc. on the main routes. We don’t have the worst traffic in the country for nothing.

In this case, a car with a suspected bomb was found on road that runs alongside the Pentagon, so instead of cars crawling past and continuing on their merry way, a major bridge into DC and several 395 exits near the Pentagon were closed.


20 posted on 06/17/2011 5:43:43 AM PDT by EDINVA ( CHANGE it back!)
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