As Twitchy reported Wednesday night, Warren Central Junior High in Mississippi was evacuated after a student informed authorities that another student had shown him a “homemade IED.” A bomb-sniffing dog later discovered the IED, and it was “rendered safe” by a bomb squad in a nearby field.
Though the Clinton Police Department bomb squad, which removed and detonated the explosive, claimed that the device would have caused “little to no damage” if it had been detonated, it was indeed a working IED.
Search warrant served at home of juvenile detained in bomb threat at Vicksburg school https://t.co/tPsdo8jTYF pic.twitter.com/uTFtPntIwD
— Therese Apel (@TRex21) December 10, 2015
Bomb scare student #1 charges:
Possession of an explosive device and possession of a weapon on school property. pic.twitter.com/BvcqnQ0EMA— Therese Apel (@TRex21) December 10, 2015
Bomb scare student #2 charges:
Possession of weapon on school grounds. He was unrelated to the device. Had a knife. pic.twitter.com/5VCaP8ncxy— Therese Apel (@TRex21) December 10, 2015
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Though police would not release the names or ages of the students, reporters noted that one of the two students detained is just 13 years old.
Police executed a search warrant at the student's home, found materials believed to be used in constructing the device.
— Therese Apel (@TRex21) December 10, 2015
Both students are in the Warren County Detention Center pending a hearing.
— Therese Apel (@TRex21) December 10, 2015
Classes were held as usual Thursday.
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