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Improvised explosive device detonated near JC Penney at Lake Wales mall [FL USA]
WFTV9(Florida) ^
| 1-21-18
| Chip Skambis
Posted on 01/21/2018 6:52:42 PM PST by Revel
LAKE WALES, Fla. - Lake Wales police are searching for those responsible for detonating an improvised explosive device near the entrance of the JC Penney at the Eagle Ridge Mall Sunday evening.
Firefighters responded to reports of an explosion at the mall on 451 Eagle Ridge Drive around 5:20 p.m.
Firefighters quickly determined an IED had been detonated in a corridor located next to the mall entrance of JC Penney, officials said.
Firefighters also found a backpack in the same corridor with another possible IED inside.
There were no injuries as a result of the explosion, officials said, but the mall has been evacuated.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: bombthreat; crime; domesticterrorism; florida; ied; lakewales; mall; terrorthreat
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posted on
01/21/2018 6:52:42 PM PST
by
Revel
To: Revel
Were any flaming tire tracks found in the parking lot?
2
posted on
01/21/2018 6:54:06 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
To: Revel
Don’t underestimate even inept terrorists.
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posted on
01/21/2018 6:55:00 PM PST
by
allendale
(.)
To: Revel
They probably found it near the snackbar.
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posted on
01/21/2018 6:55:13 PM PST
by
palmer
(...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
To: palmer
They probably found it near the snackbar. No, that would've been in Hawaii.
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posted on
01/21/2018 6:58:20 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Revel
I hope they have good surveillance cameras in the area.
To: Revel
Troy Schulze, a spokesman for the Polk County Fire Department, told NBC News that a pipe bomb appeared to have detonated in a service corridor
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:05:24 PM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Revel
The suspect was described as a heavy set White guy, but as of yet no conclusions of signs of a hate crime have been jumped to.
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:09:48 PM PST
by
Impala64ssa
(Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
To: Revel
Bad bad. And seems pointless too.
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:11:05 PM PST
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
To: Lurkinanloomin
Aloha Snackbar? First thing that occurred to me...
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:11:07 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Revel
No one was has posted it yet, so I guess it's up to me.
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:11:09 PM PST
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: Lurkinanloomin
Lurkin. You the man with that one!!!
To: Revel
Woah! I was just there on Tuesday visiting my mother.
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:24:27 PM PST
by
cantfindagoodscreenname
(I really hate not knowing what was said in the deleted posts....)
To: Revel
Those wacky Amish are at it again...
To: Lurkinanloomin
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:39:16 PM PST
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
To: Revel
It was a Sears employee who decided to bomb Penny, since Sears is closing (or did)... 😁
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:51:11 PM PST
by
Deplorable American1776
(Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
To: faithhopecharity
Not pointless...it’s a test to see response.
To: Revel
Sure it wasnt just a big bag of del taco?
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:57:35 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Recovering Ex-hippie
i see. yes that could be it
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posted on
01/21/2018 7:57:40 PM PST
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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