Washington: Pipe bomb found in Bremerton area under bed at dead man’s home


The relative of a man who had recently died discovered a pipe bomb at the man’s former home. The family member was cleaning out the home in the 3000 block of Nipsic Avenue Northeast in unincorporated Bremerton on Tuesday.

The 4-inch device was wrapped in tape and had a fuse on one end. The KCSO called in the Washington State Patrol Interagency Bomb Squad, which X-rayed the device and determined it was filled with powder that was believed to be explosive.

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Source: KOMO News


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