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Alleged DIY Bomb Salesman Was Just "Tinkering," Super Says

Alleged DIY Bomb Salesman Was Just "Tinkering," Super Says

After allegedly selling eight DIY bombs for $3,200 in a Bronx parking lot, a Bridgeport, CT man was arrested by the feds Thursday. A subsequent search of his apartment revealed a fully-functional bomb factory, where prosecutors say Nicholas Lahines, 37, manufactured dangerous explosives in the home he shared with his wife and 1-year-old child. The materials he was allegedly working with are so volatile that as a police bomb technician searched the apartment, he caused an explosion while handling a tiny amount of white powder, sustaining minor injuries. more ›

Investigators Searching for Bomb Factory in Terror Plot

Investigators Searching for Bomb Factory in Terror Plot

Though the NYPD and federal agents say they've "successfully disrupted" an alleged terror plot targeting public transportation in NYC, officials are still uncertain whether more suspects remain to be captured. There's also the question of a bomb factory or an explosives stockpile, which would obviously have been an indispensable part of the plot. Four "anonymous government sources" tell Newsweek that more suspects (perhaps over a dozen) are being sought, and investigators are urgently searching for the explosives. Hopefully, the NYPD will be a tad more discreet from now on. more ›

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