FBI Investigates Explosive Device at Satanic Temple in Salem
The device caused cosmetic damage but no injuries; the incident is being treated as an act of attempted terrorism.
- An explosive device was thrown onto the porch of the Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts, early Monday, causing cosmetic damage but no injuries.
- The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, along with local and state police, are investigating the incident, which is being treated as an act of attempted terrorism.
- The device, which failed to detonate successfully, was not discovered until nearly 12 hours later by staff.
- This is not the first time the Satanic Temple has been targeted; previous incidents include bomb threats and an arson attack in June 2022.
- The Satanic Temple, founded in 2013, is described as a non-theistic religious organization advocating for secularism and has faced lawsuits and attacks at its satellite locations.
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