An Oklahoma man has been arrested after authorities accused him of throwing a pipe bomb at the headquarters of a group in Salem, Massachusetts, called The Satanic Temple.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/13374455

Surveillance cameras showed a man walk up to the building soon after 4 a.m. on April 8 wearing a face covering, tactical vest and gloves, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI. The man then ignited an improvised explosive device, threw it at the main entrance then ran away. The bomb partially detonated, resulting in some minor fire damage, authorities said.

  • Flying Squid
    590·
    6 months ago

    I’m guessing he impressed a lot of people. People like him. He might even inspire them to do likewise. That’s the thing with terrorism- it begets more terrorism.

    • RogueBananaEnglish
      61·
      6 months ago

      Although in this particular case it was just some minor fire damage to the door, it didn’t even break. But yeah if successful, it would been considered much more seriously.

      • DarkThoughts
        70·
        6 months ago

        A Molotov cocktail would’ve probably been more efficient.