(KXAN-TV) The Killeen Police Department has confirmed that the suspicious device at 8th and Hoover is an IED, which has wires hanging out.
A neighbor spotted the device, telling KXAN’s Chris Sadeghi that he found it on the hood of a truck. The man said it was made from two pipes and looked strange, so he called police.
The Fort Hood bomb squad responded, and a bomb robot could be seen in the middle of the neighborhood street — putting something in a box. The robot wheeled off, leaving a black bucket sitting in the street and a member of the bomb squad apparently wiring it with something.
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The “device” turned out to be an inert prop. The lingering question is why it was deployed in a residential neighborhood, less than 24 hours after a major event?
Was this just a bad prank by ignorant teens, or was it a purposeful act to amplify and extend the tensions of a community which already has cause to feel threatened? If this was a purposeful act, then the natural line of questioning is, “to what purpose?” and “by whom?”
If your liberty has value to you, then these questions are of first importance, because those who intend to be maters are increasing both the pressure and the tempo of their efforts.
How conveeeeeeeenient, that it should have “wires hanging out” so it could be found. Just like on the movies, so the dumb public could recognize it.
And why aren’t terrorists smart enough to put an IED into a trash can? A recycle bin? A doggie doodie-bag station? A playset at a park? Why have “wires hanging out”?
Maybe because it’s a false flag, designed to gin up more hatred of gun owners.
Agreed. This is too convenient.
Indeed. A device “with wires hanging out” placed in plain view on the hood of a pickup truck, in a residential neighborhood. It does make you wonder what the motive was…
Device that prompted evacuation in Killeen was not explosive.
http://kxan.com/2014/04/03/suspicious-device-reported-in-killeen-neighborhood/