Ok... WHY isn't this in the news? It would seem to me this has the possibility to be somewhere in the collective conversation. This isn't the first incident either....
Rigged device explodes at Salvation Army; 2 hurt
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by Cassondra Strande and Haley Madden - May. 24, 2012 09:33 PM
The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team
A flashlight rigged with explosives detonated at a Phoenix Salvation Army distribution center Thursday afternoon, slightly injuring two employees, authorities said.
A Salvation Army employee was sorting donated items at the facility at 1625 S. Central Ave, about half a mile south of Buckeye Road, and found a flashlight.
The employee tried to turn the flashlight on and it exploded, injuring the employee, as well as a co-worker who was nearby, at about 2:15 p.m., authorities said.
The workers had only minor facial injuries and were treated on scene, Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Trent Crump said.
Preliminary evidence suggests the incident could be linked to two other cases in which a person or persons left flashlights packed with explosives in Glendale on May 13 and 14. In each of the previous attacks, a person who found the rigged flashlight suffered minor injuries, according to authorities.
Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the scene Thursday, as they did with the earlier Glendale incidents. ATF will be the lead investigators for these incidents.
The Salvation Army building and surrounding area had been evacuated as a precaution, Crump said. More than 160 people were evacuated from the area, Crump said.
Police transported people evacuated from the store to another Salvation Army at 14th Street and Broadway road.
The two injured employees were nervous and shaken up they are overall doing well, said Capt. John Displantke, an administrator for the Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Center.
The sorting facility receives about 10 trucks a day filled with clothing and small appliances. There is no easy way of tracking items back to their original owners, but the Salvation Army is working with law enforcement to track down the people responsible, Displantke said.
Phoenix police will not know for sure if the cases are connected until bomb technicians review the cases.
The flashlights found in Glendale were each described as a 9-volt yellow hand-held flashlight. Both were left outside near businesses, according to Sgt. Brent Coombs, a spokesman for the Glendale Police Department. Glendale police will assist Phoenix Police to determine whether the cases are related.
Police are urging the public to call local law enforcement if they see a flashlight that looks out of place or suspicious.
No arrests have been made in the three incidents.
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