ATF, FBI Team Up to Track Down Person Who Detonated Bomb Outside NAACP Office

To solve the question about who detonated a small bomb outside the NAACP chapter in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, the federal government sent in two big guns – the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the ATF, the Denver Post reports.
Federal and local investigators still have a lot of questions to answer, including whether the mosque was the target, after the first day of the probe didn’t appear to hone in on a suspect.
“We are investigating all potential motives at this time,” said Special Agent Amy Sanders, an FBI spokeswoman. “An act of domestic terrorism is certainly one possibility, in addition to many others.”
Damage from the blast was minimal, contained primarily to a small section of the exterior.
Investigators found a can of gasoline next to the explosive device.
Authorities said they don’t know with certainty that the neighboring barber shop was the target, though the owner said he has no enemies.
“Everybody loves me,” the owner, Gene Southerland, told an inquiring client over the phone on Wednesday morning. “I don’t have any enemies.”
Posted: January 8th, 2015 under News Story.
Tags: ATF, FBI, investigators, naacp, racism
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