15 live bombs found in house after explosion; man critically injured
By LAURIA LYNCH-GERMAN, lgerman@journalsentinel.comHartford - More than a dozen live bombs and a cache of bomb-making materials have been discovered at an apartment here after an explosion that critically injured a 33-year-old man, authorities reported today.
The man was building a bomb when the explosion occurred, Hartford Police Chief Thomas Jones said.
The 15 live bombs, discovered in crates taken from the apartment, a storage area and a garage in the 700 block of Grand Ave., had price tags affixed to them, Jones told a reporter. Members of the police department and federal agents discovered the items just before noon Friday.
Police and fire units responded to reports of the explosion about 6:15 p.m. Thursday.
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