PA - Explosive causes minor damage to historic covered bridge
- From: "Douglas Kerr" <dougtone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:27:43 GMT
Explosive causes minor damage to historic covered bridge
Associated Press
CONFLUENCE, Pa. - A crude homemade explosive stained the wooden deck of a
century-old bridge in Somerset County, but otherwise didn't affect the
structure.
The device was found Jan. 22 on the deck of the 115-year-old Lower Humbert
Covered Bridge in Lower Turkeyfoot Township. Built in 1891, the bridge is
considered one of the area's most picturesque.
State police said they are investigating the incident.
"My crime unit's working on it aggressively," Sgt. John Rock said. "Any type
of explosive is nothing to mess around with."
Dave Ansell found an empty container of toilet bowl cleaner, a shattered
vodka bottle, a rolled-up wad of aluminum foil and a soda can full of BBs on
the deck of the bridge.
"This scared the heck out of me," Ansell said. "Not only did they try to
burn it down - they tried to blow it up."
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