Father Says OU Bomber Wasn't Politically Motivated
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- The father of a University of Oklahoma student who died when an explosive device he was carrying detonated says his son's actions weren't politically motivated.
Joel Henry Hinrichs III died Saturday when the device attached to his body exploded about 8 PM while he sat on a bench outside George Lynn Cross Hall.
The blast could be heard inside the nearby Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where more then 80,000 people were watching the OU-Kansas State game.
Hinrichs' father -- Joel Hinrichs Junior -- says he's confident his son didn't intend to harm anyone and wasn't motivated by a political agenda.
Hinrichs says his son had an interest in explosives and says FBI agents told him hydrogen peroxide was used to construct the bomb.
Meanwhile, those who were evacuated from the apartment complex where Hinrichs lived were allowed to return home after bomb squad members performed controlled explosions of items connected to the case.
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US to deport 225 Pakistanis
As many as 225 Pakistanis who were residing illegally in the US were arrested from various cities and will be deported to Pakistan, Online news agency reported Tuesday.
According to a private TV channel, the 225 deportees will be flown to Islamabad on a special plane within the next 36 hours.
Most of the arrested Pakistanis had been residing illegally in the US for the last many months while others had violated immigration laws and were arrested during last two weeks.
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