Explosives expert: Bombs sent to ‘get attention’ and ‘strike fear,’ not kill

(National Sentinel)Â Midterms: A U.S. congressman and former Army bomb disposal expert said the alleged explosive devices sent this week to notable Democrats and other critics of POTUS Donald Trump were not meant to kill but more likely to “strike fear” in the electorate and “get attention.”

â€œI think it was probably designed to get attention. It was designed to be caught. And while it may be a device that could function, I think it was designed, more than anything, to strike fear in the hearts of people they were intended to target â€” not necessarily to kill them,â€ Rep.Â Rick Crawford, R-Ark., toldÂ Fox News‘ “The Ingraham Angle” Wednesday.

He went on to say thatÂ â€œthis is a contemptible act, regardless of who the perpetrator is.â€ He also noted that the â€œgood newsâ€ is that U.S. officials have â€œa huge databaseâ€ at their disposal to investigate the suspicious packages and identify the one or more people responsible for sending the devices,Â Lifezette reported.

â€œAnd I will say this, as a former bomb tech I know what the reporting protocols are, and I know that the FBI has a great expertise and the intelligence community has great expertise in being able to go after and exploit that intelligence and find out who these people are,â€ he added.

â€œBut I can tell you this â€” that these experts are aware of [the digital footprint] and theyâ€™ll find the perpetrator very quickly, and I think weâ€™ll be surprised to see how quick theyâ€™re brought to justice in a case like this,â€ Crawford said.



