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  • Bomb blast at an Oregon bank kills 1

    12/12/2008 10:39:06 PM PST · by Liberty Valance · 56 replies · 1,667+ views
    AP ^ | Dec 13 01:39 AM US/Eastern | BRAD CAIN
    WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) - A bomb exploded inside a bank here late Friday afternoon after explosives experts arrived to check on a suspicious object and authorities said at least one person was killed by the blast. Oregon State Police said the explosion at the West Coast Bank caused "serious injuries" and that police officers were in the area when the device detonated. They did not say how many police officers were injured. A spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told The Oregonian at least one bomb technician had been injured. Marion County deputy medical examiner Rodge...