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ATF Investigating LAPD’s Botched Detonation Of Seized Explosives

Jeffrey Cawood
ATF Investigating LAPD’s Botched Detonation Of Seized Explosives
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The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) national response team is at the scene of a major explosion that shook a residential neighborhood in South Los Angeles on Wednesday night that damaged homes, stores, vehicles, and left 17 people injured. The blast occurred after an LAPD bomb squad attempted to safely detonate improvised explosive devices (IEDs) found as part of an illegal fireworks stockpile.

Local reporters say authorities are being extremely tight-lipped about the incident.

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