Breaking: FBI, Bomb Squad Investigating IED Explosion At Colorado NAACP
An IED went off today outside the Colorado chapter of the NAACP. Police and the FBI are investigating. It could have been a lot worse.
The FBI is investigating an explosion at the Colorado Springs, Colorado chapter of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization ,the NAACP. The explosion was caused by an IED, or improvised explosive device, that was placed adjacent to an exterior wall of the group’s offices, located in a small strip mall.Â
Reports state that there were no injuries, but it could have been much worse. A can full of gasoline was set near the IED, but did not ignite.
Buzzfeed reports that FBI spokeswoman Amy Sanders “said authorities have identified what she called a ‘potential person of interest’ in the explosion.”
She described the individual as a white male believed to be around 40 years old.
Sanders said he is balding and may be driving a “2000 or older model, dirty, white pick-up truck with paneling, a dark colored bed liner, open tailgate, and a missing or covered license plate.â€
On its website, the NAACP released a short statement, noting that the “NAACP looks forward to a full and thorough investigation into this matter by federal agents and local law enforcement.”
Some responses via Twitter:
Someone bombed NAACP office. Fox viewers will never know about it. Neither .@CNN viewers.
— BWD (@theonlyadult) January 7, 2015
Man who may have information about explosion near Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP sought by authorities: http://t.co/5SLv6LPcGV
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) January 7, 2015
.@FBI Joins Probe Into Explosion Near Colorado @NAACP Chapter http://t.co/QaokRidDcR pic.twitter.com/ACsLuegGYw
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 6, 2015
Right now, FOX NEWS is too busy telling their viewers about liberal media bias to cover the explosion outside a Colorado NAACP headquarters.
— JRehling (@JRehling) January 6, 2015
UPDATE: The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force has taken over the NAACP explosion crime scene. This is a huge story. pic.twitter.com/UFjtmS8XAE
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) January 6, 2015
BREAKING: An explosion has occurred near the headquarters of the NAACP in Colorado. Fears of racial retaliation. pic.twitter.com/6ztYELjnix
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) January 6, 2015
Cop gets shot and America grinds to a halt with 24/7 coverage. NAACP office in Colorado gets bombed in 2015, and the media stays silent.
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) January 7, 2015
Investigation proves that the Colorado Springs NAACP building was bombed. Go ahead #tcot, tell us we’re race baiting. #BlackLivesMatter
— M. Da Glyde Woodrow (@mjw51177) January 7, 2015
FBI helps investigate explosion near Colorado Springs NAACP http://t.co/Bcmw97Ezf0 / nothing on @Drudge or @Foxnews #FairAndBalanced #TCOT
— Tyler (@iFit_Tyler) January 7, 2015
More @FBI agents are showing up at the @NAACP building where an explosion happened. @KOAA_5 pic.twitter.com/aJJAxvsJuE
— Adam Knapik (@adamknapik) January 6, 2015
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