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SPOKANE, Wash. — A backpack discovered along the route of the Martin Luther King Jr. march in Spokane contained a bomb "capable of inflicting multiple casualties," the FBI said Tuesday.
..The FBI said a suspicious backpack was found about 9:25 a.m. PST on Monday on a bench at the northeast corner of North Washington Street and West Main Avenue in downtown Spokane.
A bomb disposal unit was called in and neutralized the device. The FBI said in a statement on Tuesday that "the backpack contained a potentially deadly destructive device, likely capable of inflicting multiple casualties."
The FBI has refused to discuss how the bomb was constructed.
"Suffice it to say it was of grave concern," Frank Harrill, special agent in the charge of the Spokane FBI office, told NBC News.
"You could describe it as an improvised destructive device ... or improvised explosive device," Harrill said.
Area workers initially reported the suspicious package to Spokane police. The march was slightly re-routed and delayed because of the bomb scare.
"The three contract workers in the area who were there are unsung heroes," the FBI spokesman said.
The FBI has not established an official motive, but Harrill told NBC News "the timing and placement of the backpack (along the march route) is inescapable."
"At that point, it falls directly in the realm and sphere of domestic terrorism," Harrill told the Associated Press. "Clearly, there was some political or social agenda here."
No threats or warnings were issued before the march.
"We asked the FBI if we should be concerned, and he said it was some sort of device that was a real explosive device and something to be concerned about," Melissa Opel, who works at Auntie's Bookstore near the scene, told NBC station KHQ of Spokane.
Investigators were hoping two T-shirts found inside the Swiss Army-brand backpack will offer clues to suspects in the case.
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for placing the device found Monday.
The FBI said it was seeking photographs or video taken in the area from approximately 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. People with information were asked to contact the FBI: 206-622-0460
..The FBI said a suspicious backpack was found about 9:25 a.m. PST on Monday on a bench at the northeast corner of North Washington Street and West Main Avenue in downtown Spokane.
A bomb disposal unit was called in and neutralized the device. The FBI said in a statement on Tuesday that "the backpack contained a potentially deadly destructive device, likely capable of inflicting multiple casualties."
The FBI has refused to discuss how the bomb was constructed.
"Suffice it to say it was of grave concern," Frank Harrill, special agent in the charge of the Spokane FBI office, told NBC News.
"You could describe it as an improvised destructive device ... or improvised explosive device," Harrill said.
Area workers initially reported the suspicious package to Spokane police. The march was slightly re-routed and delayed because of the bomb scare.
"The three contract workers in the area who were there are unsung heroes," the FBI spokesman said.
The FBI has not established an official motive, but Harrill told NBC News "the timing and placement of the backpack (along the march route) is inescapable."
"At that point, it falls directly in the realm and sphere of domestic terrorism," Harrill told the Associated Press. "Clearly, there was some political or social agenda here."
No threats or warnings were issued before the march.
"We asked the FBI if we should be concerned, and he said it was some sort of device that was a real explosive device and something to be concerned about," Melissa Opel, who works at Auntie's Bookstore near the scene, told NBC station KHQ of Spokane.
Investigators were hoping two T-shirts found inside the Swiss Army-brand backpack will offer clues to suspects in the case.
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for placing the device found Monday.
The FBI said it was seeking photographs or video taken in the area from approximately 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. People with information were asked to contact the FBI: 206-622-0460
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