Miami-Dade Police Report Possible Plastic Explosive Device at Cruise Ship Terminal

CSchultz · #1 01-08-2007, 03:23 PM

BREAKING NEWS...

Miami-Dade Police Report Possible Plastic Explosive Device at Cruise Ship Terminal

MIAMI — A suspicious device was found Monday at the Port of Miami, according to officials.

A bomb squad was on the scene; officers were seen donning explosive suits.

A spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police said the bomb squad has located some sort of instrument that tested positive for C-4 — a type of plastic explosive, reported WSVN-TV.

Miami-Dade Police were gathered near Cruise Terminal H of the port.

Mary-Lou · #2 01-08-2007, 04:00 PM

But...But...Wasn't it just a LANGUAGE BARRIER thingy with the truck driver and his two mysterious "passengers" yesterday???

Yeah, RIGHT!

**Terri** · #3 01-08-2007, 04:06 PM

This has been blown up and it was a very small explosion. Shep Smith said it would have been much larger if there had actually been an explosive in the container.

I am certainly no expert but that sounds logical.

The good news here is that the Port of Miami really seems to be on the ball.

**Terri** · #4 01-08-2007, 04:08 PM

Ok, it was sprinkler parts.

Better safe than sorry.

Luckyme · #5 01-08-2007, 05:37 PM

Okay, it was just harmless sprinkler parts. I'm glad to hear that, but why did the package test positive 6 times for explosives? At least that's what they said on TV. Was the

wrong?

We are told to be suspicious, alert, and aware. I remain suspicious. I'm not saying any of these recent events are terror related, but I do want the full story.

Amawalk John · #6 01-08-2007, 05:44 PM

Sprinkler parts. Yes, I'm sure it was sprinkler parts

**Terri** · #7 01-08-2007, 06:11 PM

Look folks, all of us who bring info here can only bring what we see and hear.

We cannot prove it to you, and if you are determined to believe that everything that happens is terrorism, you will believe it no matter what anyone says.

All I can tell you is that it wasn't a very big explosion.

Beyond that, wierd stuff has always happened, people have always been dumb and made bad decisions like the guys in the truck yesterday. Maybe it really was an attempt to check our defenses and if so, we passed. That's a good thing.

OR maybe, just maybe, it was 3 idiots in a truck. Such things do happen.

**Terri** · #8 01-08-2007, 06:36 PM

Authorities: Miami Package Was Harmless

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Sun-Sentinel

MIAMI -- The Port of Miami was hit by its second terrorism scare in two days Monday when a package that was to be loaded onto a cruise ship tested positive for plastic explosives. Authorities later determined it was just a box of sprinkler parts.

The package was initially tested six times, and each time it came back positive for the military-grade explosive known as C4, the Coast Guard said.

The package was destroyed, and a Miami-Dade County police bomb squad determined the sprinkler parts contained a substance that "closely resembles" plastic explosives, said police spokesman Bobby Williams.

Original Rebel · #9 01-10-2007, 12:22 PM

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All I can tell you is that it wasn't a very big explosion.

Okay, well and good...BUT, even a small explosion on a cruise ship out in the ocean could be very catastrophic to the hundreds (maybe thousands) who would be ON that ship!

This is all just a little too much! Why did they let those 3 guys go? Did they determine that those "hiding" in the truck were harmless? If so, why were they "hiding"? Did authorities determine whether they were citizens or not? If so, WHY couldn't they speak English?

This is just too, too flippin' ridiculous. I'm just waiting for a real explosion to occur and then see what the "security" people have done about that - Unfortunately, we are still too complacent and disbelieving of the danger we are really in.

CSchultz · #10 01-10-2007, 12:52 PM

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This is just too, too flippin' ridiculous. I'm just waiting for a real explosion to occur and then see what the "security" people have done about that

OR, I don't understand your frustration?

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bomb squad determined the sprinkler parts contained a substance that "closely resembles" plastic explosives

I'm not a chemist, but I can understand one substance appearing to be another during a test.

It seems to me, that had this been C4, it would have been detected, it would have been destroyed, and the authorities did a fine job.

Before 9-11, I probably could have walked right on to a cruise ship with a bag full of C4.

Sure, we can do much better, but security in this country is headed in the right direction.