Will 2010 be the summer of bomb scares? The latest in a seemingly endless series took place in Jersey City this morning, where police and firefighters investigating a gas leak found a crude bomb in the basement of a three-story building. Sources tell 1010 WINS that a gas line in the building was deliberately broken and was filling the building with fumes. A "crude device" was discovered attached to the gas line, with wires connected to a door hinge. Investigators believe the device was intended to explode if the door opened and caused the wires to touch.
Several buildings were evacuated and a city block shut down as investigators dismantled the bomb. One firefighter said it was "dumb luck" that the bomb was found. But officials say it's not terrorism, and are currently working under the theory that the bomb was planted as part of a heated landlord-tenant dispute. Gas bomb booby traps: for when withholding rent just isn't tough enough.
