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| Oklahoma bomber (OU suicide) had jihad material |
| 2005-10-04 |
| WorldNetDaily. Salt to taste. An Oklahoma University student who killed himself by detonating a bomb strapped to his body outside a packed stadium over the weekend was a "suicide bomber" in possession of "Islamic jihad" materials, according to a new report. Joel Henry Hinrichs III, 21, an engineering major at the school blew himself up outside OU's football stadium during Saturday night's game against Kansas State. Doug Hagmann, a seasoned investigator, told WND he was informed by multiple reliable law-enforcement sources familiar with the investigation into the incident that authorities recovered a "significant amount" of "jihad" materials, as well as Hinrichs' computer. Hagmann also said those same sources indicated police and federal agents "had pulled additional explosives from [Hinrichs'] house," including triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, "homemade explosive [that is] very potent but relatively easily manufactured." TATP was also used in the July mass transit bombings in London, CNN reported, and was used by attempted bomber Richard Reid, who packed his shoes with the compound in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy a U.S.-bound American Airlines flight in December 2001. The confiscated jihad documents "referenced bomb-making manuals and that type of thing," Hagmann said, who added Hinrichs' apartment in Norman, Okla., is "located near the Islamic Society." A phone at the Islamic Society of Norman went unanswered yesterday. Also, there was no response to an e-mail inquiry by press time. Hagmann reported his findings on his website. WorldNetDaily reported earlier that officials carted away a huge cache of explosives from Hinrichs' apartment. Police were overheard telling residents it would take "several trips and could take up to 24 hours" to remove it all, according to the Daily Oklahoman. A canister trailer used for detonating or transporting potentially explosive material was being used to haul items away. Rest at link. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #5 had no friends, no social skills, and was being counselled for depression. This describes roughly 50% of all engineering students. He was 21? Junior year? Yeah. I'll buy suicide. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-10-04 21:38 |
| #4 purdy good so far tw |
| Posted by: flea 2005-10-04 19:34 |
| #3 Check out the OU-Norman newspaper. The WND repost is seriously overblown. The poor kid was tops in his engineering class -- hated his major but was so good he couldn't see changing -- had no friends, no social skills, and was being counselled for depression. If such a young man isn't capable of whipping up a device just strong enough to separate his top from his bottom, permanently... It was a very thoughtful suicide, all things considered. For such as he, one can only hope that the Hindus are right, and his prospects are better for a happy life next time around. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-10-04 18:31 |
| #2 Didn't happen to visit a certain motel, did he? Oklahoma again. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-10-04 18:21 |
| #1 And so it begins. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-10-04 17:14 |