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Old 01-06-2011, 03:31 PM
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Packages Explode in MD Government Buildings

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Packages Release Smoke, Odors In 2 Md. Government Buildings



HANOVER, Md. (WJZ/AP) — A state police spokesman says packages sent to two state buildings created smoke and an odor when they were opened, but did not cause any serious injuries. State officials initially said the packages exploded, but later said there were no blasts.


Derek Valcourt reports The Anne Arundel County Fire Department initially responded to a report of an explosion in Hanover at the Department of Transportation headquarters.


Officials say it happened in the 7200-block of Corporate Center Drive around 1 p.m. Thursday, possibly on the fourth floor where the administration offices are.


There were no serious injuries.

Meanwhile, a Maryland State House mailroom employee was injured Thursday afternoon while handling a package around 12:30 p.m. The incident is being investigated by bomb squad officials, according to Annapolis city officials. The incident at the Jeffrey Building on Francis Street in Annapolis is being investigated by various agencies.


The mailroom employee had minor burns to his hands and refused treatment. The Jeffrey Building was evacuated, but is now back open after finding no explosive material.


Maryland State Police Spokesman Greg Shipley says mailrooms at state offices across Maryland are being quarantined Thursday until it is determined if any other packages have been sent.


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Old 01-06-2011, 03:41 PM
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I just read that too, sounds like amateur hour.
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Old 01-06-2011, 03:48 PM
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I just read that too, sounds like amateur hour.
That's kind of the scary thing. The Times Square Bomber, the FedEx/UPS parcels, these bombs. In each case, ineptitude was the only difference between major injury and damage or not.

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Shipley says the packages were small, describing them as about the size of a book.
Might have been a test run to see what sort of package could be dropped in a USPS box under the 13 oz. limit?
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That's kind of the scary thing. The Times Square Bomber, the FedEx/UPS parcels, these bombs. In each case, ineptitude was the only difference between major injury and damage or not.

Might have been a test run to see what sort of package could be dropped in a USPS box under the 13 oz. limit?
Or it may have been some kid's idea of a funny prank - sounds an awful lot like a stink bomb......
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Or it may have been some kid's idea of a funny prank - sounds an awful lot like a stink bomb......
I hope so, Jim!
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I'm guessing it's a disgruntled state employee.
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Or disgruntled state resident.

Disclaimer: I didn't do it!
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Old 01-06-2011, 06:18 PM
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Or disgruntled state resident.

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As one of the thirty or forty registered Repubs in this state, I am probably a suspect.
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Homeland Security will run with it for awhile, it will give them something to secure.

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