Possible bombs discovered near Oklahoma City track
BY AARON CRESPO
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Published: October 12, 2009
The Oklahoma City bomb squad Sunday night disposed of at least three possible bombs along railroad tracks at SE 34 Street and Shields Boulevard.
Authorities were at the scene from about 5 p.m. until after midnight. A resident said he saw a man speeding along the 200 block of SE 34 and throwing out several devices, police
Lt. Jeff Cooper said.
The resident investigated and called police after finding what looked like bombs near the railroad tracks, Cooper said.
The bomb squad had neutralized three of the devices by 10:30 p.m.
"It’s kind of scary because you think something is happening right next door to your house,” said
Raul Barrios, who lives on the street. "I’ve got my family and my kids and knowing that there might be an explosive here by my house, I mean it worries me a lot more.”
Also on the scene were representatives of the
BNSF Railway, the
FBI, the local cell of the Department of Justice’s
Joint Terrorism Task Force and the
Red Cross.
The incident delayed several trains en route through the area.
Four northbound trains, including the
Amtrak Heartland Flyer, were stalled by the incident, said BNSF spokesman
Joe Faust. Three more trains would be stalled by midnight, he added.
Officials said it would be at least 12:30 a.m. before the area was cleared.
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