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Teddy Bear Bombs : Valentine's Day Threat

Teddy Bear Bombs

There is a potential threat of Teddy Bear Bombs this Valentine's Day - 9 White Teddy Bears bought by Arab-looking man at a Wal-Mart in January - along with enough BB's and propane canisters to create bombs.

The FBI has issued an alert for potential Valentine teddy bear bombs

Law enforcement sources said authorities also were on the alert at airports in case the suspected bear-bombs might be carried onto airplanes on Valentine's Day.

The FBI said a clean-shaven male, possibly of Middle Eastern descent, purchased nine Valentine teddy bears, 20 inches tall, and 14 canisters of propane, 9 inches tall, small enough to fit inside the teddy bears. The man also bought 12 packets of BBs -- small, round projectiles usually fired from air guns.

He paid in cash on January 15 at the Wal-Mart in Stevenson Ranch, California, about 25 miles north of Los Angeles. He left in a white GMC or Chevrolet delivery truck.



February 4, 2002 © Yenra