Military Grade Explosive Material Found in Deserted Car Near Andrews Air Force Base
June 5, 2008 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
Prince George’s County police found explosive material in a deserted car near Andrews Air Force Base yesterday morning and are working with federal investigators to determine its source, authorities said.
Shortly after 6 a.m., police were alerted to a black Nissan Altima with no license plates parked on Dower House Road, Cpl. Diane Richardson said. Police determined that the car had been stolen and called on federal law enforcement officials, including military investigators, to examine explosive material that was packaged in two units, each small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, Richardson said.
Technicians with the county bomb squad determined that one of the units was a commercial grade explosive of the type used in demolition and that the other was a military grade explosive, said Mark Brady, a county fire department spokesman. Police found no detonation devices, authorities said.
“According to the bomb squad, there was enough explosive materials that if placed in the wrong hands could cause significant damage,” Brady said.
Federal and county officials declined to say whether the possibility of a terrorist connection is being investigated.
