500 pounds of explosives stolen from train

[crabby_appleton1950]

Federal law enforcement investigators are searching in at least three states for more than 500 pounds of explosives stolen from a CSX train, CBS News has learned.

CBS News Justice Department and Homeland Security correspondent Jeff Pegues reported a law enforcement source says the amount stolen has authorities concerned that the explosives could fall into the wrong hands.

The CSX train was traveling from Chicago through Ohio en route to Detroit. Somewhere along the way, investigators believe the explosives were stolen. According to a law enforcement source, when the train car of explosives arrived in Detroit, half of the shipment was gone.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-than-500-pounds-of-explosives-stolen-from-train/

"... authorities concerned that the explosives could fall into the wrong hands"

(I would say, if 500+ pounds of explosives were stolen, they've already fallen into the wrong hands!)

 

[TinCan782]

"... authorities concerned that the explosives could fall into the wrong hands"

(I would say, if 500+ pounds of explosives were stolen, they've already fallen into the wrong hands!)

I think you are correct with that comment Crabby!

 

[KmH]

CBS News Justice Department and Homeland Security correspondent Jeff Pegues reported a law enforcement source says the amount stolen has authorities concerned that the explosives could fall into the wrong hands.

LOl. Yep. Nothing like stating the obvious.

Of course they don't mention it's more likely the stolen explosives will be sold at bargain prices to contractors that will use the explosives in the way they were intended to be used.

Just continued federal government fear mongering.

 

[Caesar La Rock]

People have been stealing from trains since trains were invented (figure of speech, but it's been happening for centuries), this is something that didn't happen overnight. Sooner or later, things like explosives were bound to be stolen.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

And those explosives were.....fireworks. And most have been recovered.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/fireworks-recovered-apparent-theft-train/story?id=38622353

 

[Caesar La Rock]

So much for blowing the story out of proportion US Government.

 

[OBS]

And I was just ready to Bomb proof my house too.....

 

[KmH]

And those explosives were.....fireworks. And most have been recovered.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/fireworks-recovered-apparent-theft-train/story?id=38622353

Now it looks like CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues has to be spoon fed.

 

[Acela150]

It would happen to a CSX train. I mean the X stands for Xplode.