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400 pounds of blasting material taken from storage depot in New Mexico... Four men, including two brothers, were taken into custody Friday by federal authorities ... Federal authorities have said it was enough to flatten a large building... said Tom Mangan, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Federal authorities were processing a crime scene... 150 pounds of C-4, 250 pounds of sheet explosives, 20,000 feet of detonator cord and 2,500 blasting caps. This breaking news story will be updated.

Confused at Special Weapon and Tactic (SWAT) team's different hand signals, the Department of Justice and Department of Treasury have teamed together to make a uniform "hand signal" for their "hot entry" or "dynamic entry" tactical teams that serve search warrants, arrests, and subpeoneas. The hand signals are used to keep teams instantly updated in a raid without having to use a radio or other noisy, verbal communication that would negate stealth and suprise famous to SWAT teams. NEW HANDSIGNALS FOR JBT's