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Spokane Beefs Up Security For MLK Parade After Last Year’s Bomb Discovery
Saturday, January 14, 2012 21:25
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White supremacist Kevin Harpham planted a bomb along the route of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade here last year, hoping to strike a lethal blow against the unity and multiculturalism represented by the march.
That bomb was found and disabled before it could explode, and Harpham was sentenced last month to 32 years in federal prison. Now organizers of Monday's MLK parade are calling for an extra-large turnout, to demonstrate opposition to Harpham and his extremist views.
"When a community has been wounded like we have, it's a time to show strong solidarity," said Ivan Bush, an organizer of the annual parade through downtown Spokane. "I'm certainly hoping this is by far the largest parade ever." MORE
