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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thank you for the vigilance SPD and others.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 18, 2011 6:19
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] FBI: Backpack on
Spokane Parade Route Was a Bomb</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Courtesy of the
Spokesman-Review.<BR><BR>---------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>FBI
says backpack on Spokane parade route was a bomb<BR>Thomas Clouse, The
Spokesman-Review<BR><BR>The abandoned backpack found Monday along the route of
Spokane's annual<BR>Martin Luther King Jr. march contained a bomb capable of
inflicting<BR>"multiple casualties," the FBI has confirmed.<BR><BR>The Federal
Bureau of Investigation's terrorism task force is offering a<BR>$20,000 reward
for information leading to the arrest and conviction of<BR>those responsible
for planting the bomb. The FBI on Tuesday issued a<BR>bulletin asking for the
public's assistance.<BR><BR>Frank Harrill, special agent in the charge of the
Spokane FBI office,<BR>would not discuss what specifically made the bomb so
dangerous but said<BR>the investigation has become a top priority.<BR><BR>"It
definitely was, by all early analysis, a viable device that was very<BR>lethal
and had the potential to inflict multiple casualties," Harrill<BR>said.
"Clearly, the timing and placement of a device _ secreted in a<BR>backpack _
with the Martin Luther King parade is not coincidental. We are<BR>doing
everything humanly possible to identify the individuals or<BR>individual who
constructed and placed this device."<BR><BR>Ivan Bush, who has helped organize
the celebration march in Spokane for<BR>more than 20 years said news of the
backpack's potential was "just painful<BR>to see and hear."<BR><BR>"Man,
that's a sad testament," said Bush, who works in human resources
for<BR>Spokane Public Schools. "Here we are in the 21st century and these
types<BR>of things are still happening. It just hurts."<BR><BR>The purpose of
the march was to bring residents together to celebrate a<BR>man who championed
passive resistance, he said.<BR><BR>"This community came together to get a
street dedicated to Dr. King and<BR>thousands come out to celebrate him every
year," Bush said. "When<BR>something like this takes place, it's just
painful."<BR><BR>The bomb was discovered in a Swiss Army-brand backpack that
was placed on<BR>a park bench at 9:25 a.m. at the northeast corner of North
Washington<BR>Street and West Main Avenue.<BR><BR>Two T-shirts were located in
the bag. One reads "Stevens County Relay For<BR>Life June 25th-26th 2010" and
another shirt reads "Treasure Island Spring<BR>2009." The FBI is working with
other federal agencies and virtually all<BR>local police agencies with the
investigation as part of the Northwest<BR>Joint Terrorism Task
Force.<BR><BR>"I think the link to the Martin Luther King celebration and
march is<BR>inescapable," Harrill said. "At that point, it falls directly in
the realm<BR>and sphere of domestic terrorism. Clearly, there was some
political or<BR>social agenda here."<BR><BR>Harrill said agents have conducted
interviews, but said he could not<BR>discuss any potential
suspects.<BR><BR>Meanwhile, federal investigators continue to investigate an
explosive<BR>device that was discovered March 23 alongside the Thomas S. Foley
U.S.<BR>Courthouse. Harrill said agents have not made an arrest in that
previous<BR>case.<BR><BR>"We don't know, at this point, of any linkage to any
other incident,"<BR>Harrill said, referring to the Monday discovery. "We are
not aware of any<BR>other events that prefaced this event . or threats
associated with this<BR>device. Nor does it appear to be linked to any other
incidents in Spokane<BR>or anywhere else in the country. But, that certainly
is a focus for us."<BR><BR>Harrill praised the residents who discovered the
backpack.<BR><BR>"The individuals who found this backpack, they were the
heroes of the day.<BR>They did what we all should do. They brought it to the
attention of<BR>police," Harrill said. "They took quick action, rerouted the
parade and<BR>immediately called for the" bomb disposal
unit.<BR><BR>----------------------<BR><BR>The FBI is seeking information
connected to the identity of the person or<BR>persons seen with this Swiss
Army-brand backpack. The t-shirts were<BR>contained in the backpack. The
backpack was found on a bench at the corner<BR>of North Washington Street and
West Main Avenue in Spokane, Wash. on<BR>Monday, Jan. 17, 2011.<BR><BR><A
href="http://media.spokesman.com/photos/2011/01/18/SRX_BOMB_THREAT_t620.jpg">http://media.spokesman.com/photos/2011/01/18/SRX_BOMB_THREAT_t620.jpg</A><BR><BR>---------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Seeya
round town, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR>"The Pessimist
complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<BR>and the Realist
adjusts his sails."<BR><BR>-
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