Colorado Springs NAACP Office Bombed Today

by librarisingnsf, Daily Kos
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What the Denver Post is calling an “improvised explosive device” was set off near the Colorado Springs NAACP Chapter. No one was injured, but it could have been worse since the device went off near a gasoline can, but the contents did not ignite.

From The Denver Post:

An improvised explosive device was detonated against the exterior wall of a building housing the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP on Tuesday, officials said.The explosion knocked items off the office walls but no one was injured.

Agents from the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives went to the scene after the blast to gather evidence and place makers.

According to the the FBI, officials are seeking a “potential person of interest,” described as a balding white male, about 40 years o;d.

More details about this event can be found at the Denver Post article cited above.

And, from BuzzFeed:

The NAACP chapter’s president, Harry Allen Jr., told The Gazette he would wait for the outcome of the investigation before labeling the explosion a hate crime.“This won’t deter us from doing the job we want to do in the community,” he told The Gazette.