[Fido969]

Burned hands? That doesn’t make sense. If he was holding the bomb, his arms would have been blown off. Secondly, the bombs were probably on a timers. Describe the scenaio where the bomer ends up with “burned hands”.

Secondly, the media is making a big deal about him asking “Was anyone killed?” It’s a natural question to ask, and it would be stupid to attribute that comment to some kind of guilt.

Thirdly - was gunpowder used - or was it another explosive?

[sheana]

As soon as the news showed that blast yesterday hubby said.....black powder. Won’t state that he is a ‘gun enthusiast’ but he was a firefighter for 33 yrs and has seen almost everything. ;)

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Burned hands? That doesn’t make sense.

But no other victim had only burned hands. So I guess that aroused suspicion.

[Straight Vermonter]

Not sure where you are seeing anything about burned hands.

[rickomatic]

Thirdly - was gunpowder used - or was it another explosive?

Gunpowder (smokeless powder which is used in modern reloading)does not make a good bomb. It is not classified by the BATFE as an explosive. Black powder (think muzzleloaders or cannons) however is an explosive, and will explode with a fireball like was seen in yesterday's video coverage.

[PapaBear3625]

Burned hands? That doesn’t make sense. If he was holding the bomb, his arms would have been blown off. Secondly, the bombs were probably on a timers. Describe the scenaio where the bomer ends up with “burned hands”.

Explosives which get ignited rather than properly detonated, burn with an intense heat.