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FBI Arrests Two After Live Incendiary Device Found Under Utah TV News Vehicle

Adeeb Nasir, 58, is being held without bail on weapons-of-mass-destruction charges including threats of terrorism.

Overview

  • Bomb squads determined the device was real and had been lit but failed under a FOX 13 vehicle parked beside an occupied building.
  • The FBI took primary jurisdiction because of the public-safety risk and traced two suspects to a residence in Magna.
  • Agents executing a federal warrant evacuated the house and nearby homes after locating two hoax devices that the suspects initially claimed were real.
  • Affidavits say investigators seized explosive-related components, firearms, illegal narcotics and electronic devices during the search.
  • A second suspect, Adil Justice Ahmed Nasir, 31, was also arrested; officials say his charges are pending, and no motive has been identified.