Per Deb M on TB2K

http://www.nbc5.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/...ZRB8C&live=true

Police find 30 pounds of dynamite in a Chicago alley

Associated Press

CHICAGO, November 25 -- Two suitcases filled with 30 pounds of dynamite were found on Chicago's South Side Sunday.

Police said the dynamite was not part of a bomb and did not pose a threat to the area. No detonator was found.

Still, dozens of residents were evacuated and service to nearby Chicago Transit Authority rail lines was halted as a precaution. The CTA was providing a shuttle service for stranded passengers.

"It appears that someone may have dumped it there sometime ago," said police spokesman Carlos Herrera. "It doesn't appear to be a threat or terrorist act, it appears to have been dumped by somebody."

A homeless man discovered the suitcases at 1 p.m. in a dumpster behind a building in the 1500 block of South State Street, Herrera said. The homeless man then flagged down a police squad car that was passing through the area, Herrera said.

No one was in police custody early Sunday evening, Herrera said.

Fair use, for educational purposes.

-- Anonymous, November 25, 2001

Answers

Sorry! I guess I'm in deep hockeypucks now, aren't I... :-(

How many laps do I have to run to atone for this boo-boo?

-- Anonymous, November 26, 2001

which boo-boo? Leaving the suitcases or not posting the story here first?

LOL

glad no one was hurt.

-- Anonymous, November 26, 2001

Maybe for not seeing it was posted here earlier :)

-- Anonymous, November 26, 2001

weeeeelllllll,

according to the order of the posts, meemur posted hers first, and then you posted it again after.

sooooo.......

gotcha!

-- Anonymous, November 26, 2001

Yeah, but I stole it from Deb's post on TB2K, which is why I gave her a credit. (:

-- Anonymous, November 26, 2001

Barefoot,

For not posting it here first. And I thought I was too young for "oldtimers disease"! Gettin' forgetful I am... ;)

-- Anonymous, November 26, 2001