Multiple chemical bombs explode at Maine middle school
Friday, April 19, 2013 16:06 EDT
Parents in Bangor, Maine received automated alerts on Friday that at least three explosive devices had gone off at Bangor Middle School.
Bangor Public Schools Superintendent Ron Parker confirmed that at least two homemade devices had exploded in a locker at the middle school. Parker said that the simple devices were known as “works” and consisted of drain cleaner and aluminum in soda bottles.
“It wasn’t a big explosion,” Parker recalled. “The locker didn’t even open.”
According to Parker, a 15-year-old special needs student had admitted to placing the bombs after being dared by another student. Security footage reportedly showed the student placing one device in a school bathroom. It was later discovered that the device had exploded in the bathroom as well.
“There’s no doubt who did it and he readily admitted it,” Parker explained. The student was being taken into custody by law enforcement on Friday.
There were no reports of injuries, and the third bomb was not confirmed by school officials.
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Psycological terrorism. Make you think the worst before you find out it was a prank. Bad taste from the students part, BIG MISTAKE for the media to take this up and broadcast it. With all the other important news and actual events (not fabricated ones) that take place in the world which people have a right to know about, they report this. Scaremongering. Shame on the media for their poor choices.