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Chemical Bomb Tossed Into #OccupyMaine Camp



Oct 23, 2011 9 Comments ›› Pat Dollard

Portland Press Herald:

PORTLAND — Portland police are looking for the person who threw a chemical bomb at the Occupy Maine encampment in Portland during the early morning hours today.

Sgt. Glen McGary said police responded around 4 a.m. today to an explosion in Lincoln Park at Congress and Pearl streets.

Though no one was injured, McGary said the homemade bomb, which consisted of chemicals poured into a plastic Gatorade container could have caused serious injury.

Occupy Maine, which is protesting corporate greed, has erected about three dozen tents in the 2.5-acre park. McGary said the bomb was thrown into the camp’s kitchen, a tarped area where food is cooked and served.

Occupy Maine, which began in Monument Square, is aligned with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Last Friday, a group of Occupy Maine protesters stood outside the Bank of America Branch at One City Center to demonstrate against big banks and corporations.


  • http://twitter.com/DANEgerus DANEgerus

    10 will get you 20 that it was self-inflicted to ‘raise awareness’

    • Terry Smelser

      was my first thought.

    • Terry Smelser

      was my first thought.

    • Terry Smelser

      was my first thought.

    • Terry Smelser

      was my first thought.

  • Anonymous

    Falsie

  • Anonymous

    Falsie

  • Bobby E.

    Demwits infiltrated by psychos and criminals … rapes, thefts, anarchists, and now crazies. Keep showing your support, O-Numbnuts and Demwit politicians, so you can be routed in the next round of elections and destroy your political party for good.

  • marsha

    I think danegerus is correct… notice how no one was hurt, and it only landed in the cooking area… They just want better food to be served, so they will blow up their kitchen for the smypathy card.