ATF: A Car Bomb Exploded Behind Michigan That Injured Three
MONROE, Mich. (AP) - A powerful car bomb explosion in a street in Michigan, which seriously injured a father and his son, who is "very happy" to have survived the attack, which was the vehicle in a piece of metal blackened, a federal official said Wednesday.
Scientists were poring over what remained of the vehicle after the explosion Tuesday evening, looking for clues about how the bomb was planted and that he might have, said Donald Dawkins, a spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, weapons firearms and explosives.
"There was a lot of power behind it. The victims are very lucky, very lucky to be alive, "said Dawkins.
Among the things investigators are trying to determine if one of the victims were targeted or if the attack was random, Dawkins said. The vehicle exploded on a street with trees during a highway in Monroe, which is about 35 miles southwest of Detroit.
The authorities have refused to publicly recognize the victims, but said they were in critical condition at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, about 20 miles south of Monroe.
The victims were lucky to survive, says Dawkins, who has called the attack "heinous crime".
"When you have children involved, it really hits home," he said.
Shawn Remington, 33, said he was working outside his home when he heard what sounded like a heavy metal bucket lid being slammed shut, then saw a large column of smoke.
He said that when he got the scene, firefighters were extinguishing the blaze and rescue workers were loading the victims to ambulances. He said the vehicle was "dissolved."
"When I arrived, there was nothing left of the vehicle," he said. "It 'been up to bare metal."
Monroe is a city of 20,000 is one of the oldest communities in Michigan. It has a historical center and home to the furniture maker La-Z-Boy Inc.
ATF has offered a reward of up to $ 10,000 information leading to his arrest.
Scientists were poring over what remained of the vehicle after the explosion Tuesday evening, looking for clues about how the bomb was planted and that he might have, said Donald Dawkins, a spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, weapons firearms and explosives.
Among the things investigators are trying to determine if one of the victims were targeted or if the attack was random, Dawkins said. The vehicle exploded on a street with trees during a highway in Monroe, which is about 35 miles southwest of Detroit.
The victims were lucky to survive, says Dawkins, who has called the attack "heinous crime".
"When you have children involved, it really hits home," he said.
Shawn Remington, 33, said he was working outside his home when he heard what sounded like a heavy metal bucket lid being slammed shut, then saw a large column of smoke.
"When I arrived, there was nothing left of the vehicle," he said. "It 'been up to bare metal."
Monroe is a city of 20,000 is one of the oldest communities in Michigan. It has a historical center and home to the furniture maker La-Z-Boy Inc.
ATF has offered a reward of up to $ 10,000 information leading to his arrest.
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