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Bomb Found Along Spokane MLK Parade Route, FBI Seeks Suspect
Q13 Fox ^ | 1/18/11

Posted on 01/18/2011 5:35:17 PM PST by Libloather

Bomb Found Along Spokane MLK Parade Route, FBI Seeks Suspect
The FBI is searching the person connected to a possible attempted bombing in Spokane.
Q13 FOX News Online
Web Reporter
1:10 p.m. PST, January 18, 2011

SPOKANE — The FBI is searching for the person connected to a possible attempted bombing in Spokane. The bomb was found along the Martin Luther King parade route. The bomb could have caused multiple deaths if it had exploded says the FBI.

The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for placing the backpack on a bench.

At approximately 9:25 a.m. Monday, a suspicious backpack was discovered on a bench at the southeast corner of N. Washington Street and W. Main Avenue in downtown Spokane.

The Spokane Explosives Disposal Unit was notified and safely neutralized the device.

During the investigation, it revealed the backpack contained a potentially deadly destructive device, likely capable of inflicting multiple casualties.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: backpack; backpackbomb; bomb; fbi; harpham; kevinharpham; mlkparade; parade; paraderoute; spokane; wa; washington
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To: Spokane

No offense to the good people of Idaho. I just remember that there was a huge compound (camp?) near there where the W.S. would gather/commune.


21 posted on 01/18/2011 6:19:08 PM PST by RangerM (A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel. - Robert Frost.)
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22 posted on 01/18/2011 6:42:11 PM PST by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Why are TSA exempt from their own searches?)
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To: Libloather
Probably one of the parade organizers.Gotta get publicity you know
23 posted on 01/18/2011 6:42:27 PM PST by Figment ("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
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To: jiggyboy

So the bomber was on Spring break two years ago?


24 posted on 01/18/2011 6:54:35 PM PST by popdonnelly (Democrats are funny people)
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To: digger48

“Why would a city with only 3% blacks have a MLK parade?”

“white guilt?”

Well, there just may be some white folk who respect and want to honor Dr. King for his work to bring about desegragation and help passing the Civil Rights Acts.


25 posted on 01/18/2011 7:19:19 PM PST by trumandogz
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To: RangerM

Yah... but... I’m not so sure. The Aryan Nations folk have been pretty invisible for the last decade or so. If there’s even any left.


26 posted on 01/18/2011 7:32:02 PM PST by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: Libloather

While they’re at it... check out the area mosques.


27 posted on 01/18/2011 7:42:59 PM PST by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: Libloather

My first experience with Racism was in Spokane when I was in Pre-school. Me and my Brother went to a christian day care and it was a black minister and his wife who was white. One day we came to school and there was police there and some ass-hats had written racist things on the walls out side. That was the day I was taught never to hate any one for their color. But in my life I have seen it reversed more then what I saw in Spokane. It is sad to witness that then in the past 25 years see it turned around on us. Racism is wrong no matter who the perp is.


28 posted on 01/18/2011 7:58:36 PM PST by crazydad
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To: trumandogz
Well, there just may be some white folk who respect and want to honor Dr. King for his work to bring about desegragation and help passing the Civil Rights Acts.

+1

29 posted on 01/18/2011 8:00:12 PM PST by Grut
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To: STD

I’ll take “agent provocateur” for $200, Alex


30 posted on 01/18/2011 8:05:18 PM PST by spokeshave (Islamics and Democrats unite to cut off Adam Smith's invisible hand)
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To: RangerM
"Biggest white supremacist camp in the country there, iirc.

They are long gone.

31 posted on 01/18/2011 8:08:46 PM PST by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: All
ON THE INTERNET:


FOX NEWS.com (AP): Spokane, Washington - "FBI: BOMB FOUND ON MLK PARADE ROUTE 'DOMESTIC TERRORISM'" (SNIPPET: "...a potentially lethal bomb found in a backpack...") (Published January 19, 2011)

SEATTLE TIMES.com: "BOMB FOUND ON SPOKANE PARADE ROUTE WAS LETHAL, FBI SAYS" by Thomas Clouse, The Spokesman-Review (SNIPPET: "The bureau's terrorism task force is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for planting the bomb.") (Originally published January 18, 2011, 6:04 pm)
Link (pdf)

KXLY.com: "FBI TAKING LEAD IN SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE INVESTIGATION" (January 17, 2011)

Link

32 posted on 01/19/2011 1:20:27 AM PST by Cindy
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To: trumandogz

It’s just that I live near Indy, which is over 25% black, and I’ve never heard of any parade on MLK day there, or anywhere for that part.


33 posted on 01/19/2011 3:52:48 AM PST by digger48
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To: RangerM

Post Traumatic Seahawk Syndrome


34 posted on 01/19/2011 3:57:14 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: All

doesn’t pass the smell test. sounds like a set-up.


35 posted on 01/19/2011 4:06:52 AM PST by newnhdad (The longest of journeys begins with one step.)
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To: popdonnelly

I googled that phrase exactly and didn’t see any other pictures with that T-shirt in it. It wasn’t quite any number of things that turned up — the “Treasure Island Music Festival 2009”, for example — and of course could be something that didn’t. So that ends my personal little investigation.

The additional text on the T-shirt that isn’t legible in that photo is certainly going to give them more of an idea what event it was, and of course the reason they’re showing it in the first place is for other people who attended whatever it was to call them and give them details of the event, maybe get pictures, etc.


36 posted on 01/19/2011 5:18:33 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: popdonnelly

Here’s another article with the official FBI “your assistance is requested” poster as a PDF. They say that there was even more stuff than those two shirts in the backpack.

http://www.kxly.com/news/26530294/detail.html

The PDF has a bigger version of the same picture of the T-shirts, so now that text looks like “(something) (something) Theatre Group Presents Treasure Island 2009”. So that will take them right to the place on that one.


37 posted on 01/19/2011 5:36:20 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: jiggyboy

oops that would be Theatre School


38 posted on 01/19/2011 5:51:13 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: Libloather

WATCH MAYOR BLOOMBERG BET BOMBER HATES OBAMACARE

http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/04/liberals-accuse-tea-partiers-of-role-in-failed-times-square-car-bomb-attack/


39 posted on 01/19/2011 6:35:08 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: RangerM
Yes, there used to be a white supremacist compound in Hayden Lake. Here's an article that summarizes some of the history surrounding Butler.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/52359037.html

Not saying there are no crazy people around here, but to my knowledge most of the supremacist stereotype is only lore anymore.

40 posted on 01/19/2011 11:44:15 AM PST by Spokane (Palin 2012: Change you'll be begging for...)
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