We Don't Know Much About Explosives Intercepted By FBI In Glennallen
Copper River Country Journal Copper River Country Journal Is Requesting Further Information About Exactly What Happened July 23rd When The...
Copper River Country Journal
Copper River Country Journal Is Requesting Further Information About Exactly What Happened July 23rd When The FBI's Bomb Squad Showed Up At The Hub
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| Dynamite (Wikimedia) |
On July 23rd, an hour before noon, the Alaska State Troopers, along with an FBI bomb squad, arrived north of the Hub and "located and disposed of "explosives" according to an official Trooper report.
The Richardson Highway was intermittently closed off, Troopers reported – and there were no injuries reported and no "danger to the public" Troopers said. Troopers said DOT, local VPSOs, and the Glenn Rich and Gakona fire departments participated.
WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW
The Trooper report did not add any more information, although by 8 pm, KTUU TV in Anchorage was reporting that the FBI Field Office had confirmed that there were 50 pounds of "antiquated dynamite" on a "privately owned bus" at the scene.
Nowadays, Trooper reports tend to be extraordinarily nonspecific – even about loads of dynamite coming through the territory.
On the morning of Thursday, July 24th, the Copper River Country Journal wrote the communications department of the State Troopers with the following questions, which we will publish if they send back a response.
QUESTIONS TO THE TROOPERS
"Who was driving the bus?"
"Where were they going and where did they come from?"
"What was the individual's motivation for carrying the explosives?"
"Where did they get them?"
"How did the Troopers and FBI learn of the explosives?"
"Was the FBI tracking this bus?"
"How did the FBI get to the region and how long were they here before they stopped the bus?"
"What exactly is antiquated dynamite (and was this actually dynamite?)"
"How dangerous is old dynamite?"
"How did the FBI bomb squad dispose of it?"
"Was this considered worthy of a citation or arrest?"
"Was an arrest made?"
"Is it legal to carry around dynamite in a bus?"
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"Old Dynamite" is apparently quite dangerous. Here's a headline from a news story in another part of the country:
