Possible Explosives Discovered Near OKC Railroad Tracks
October 12, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
UPDATE: NewsOK reports that a man has been arrested in connection with this case and the devices have been confirmed to be hoax devices. Read More
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NewsOK reports that the Oklahoma City bomb squad, representatives of the BNSF Railway, the FBI and the local unit of the Joint Terrorism Task Force are investigating possible explosive devices discovered near railroad tracks in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma City bomb squad Sunday night disposed of at least three possible bombs along railroad tracks at SE 34 Street and Shields Boulevard.
AdvertisementAuthorities were at the scene from about 5 p.m. until after midnight. A resident said he saw a man speeding along the 200 block of SE 34 and throwing out several devices, police Lt. Jeff Cooper said.
The resident investigated and called police after finding what looked like bombs near the railroad tracks, Cooper said.
The bomb squad had neutralized three of the devices by 10:30 p.m
In what is most likely an unrelated incident, there was another report of explosives being discovered in Tecumseh, Oklahoma last week. (approx. 45 miles away)
Explosives were found Wednesday afternoon by Oklahoma road crews working in Tecumseh, police said.
Oklahoma Department of Transportation workers were trimming trees near Highway 177 and Gordon Cooper Drive when a suspicious package was found.
Police examined the package and called the Oklahoma Highway Patrol bomb squad.
Bomb experts detonated it and determined that it did contain explosives.
