bombing of walmart in boone nc

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Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Stevens at the Boone Police at (828) 268-6936.

No injuries were reported and the investigation, led by Stevens, is continuing.

The store and its parking lot were closed off until 9:30 as employees and shoppers waited nearby to hear the latest news.

Both the Boone and Wilkes unit swept the building and adjacent area and found no other devices.

The Wilkes unit disassembled the device, separating it into its various components before detonating each piece.

"I would say Internet level."

The device, which police say could be considered an explosive or incendiary device, had been almost ignited by a slow fuse but had apparently fizzled."I don't think they were really skilled in bomb-making," Capt. Doug Cotton, commander of the Wilkes County special-operations unit, said.

After Boone Police and firefighters arrived and assessed the situation, officials called the Wilkes County special operations bomb squad — the closest unit in the region.

The time stamp on one video still reads 5:30 a.m.

“Surveillance footage shows a person jogging toward the front of the store, loitering at the front door as if placing the device, then fleeing on foot,” Boone Police Det. Matt Stevens said.

The device, consisting of a copper center piece, two butane tanks and flash powder, was found at the main front entrance of the store around 5:40 a.m.

An employee opening the front door at Boone Wal-Mart found a bomb on Sunday morning that was later detonated by police.

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