Headline Roundup • September 2nd, 2019
Labor Day Celebration Canceled After Bombs Found
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The Hill
A man is in custody after several pipe bomb-like devices were discovered along a Labor Day parade route in New Jersey that Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and first lady Tammy Murphy were scheduled to attend, NJ.com reported,
A suspect was reportedly detained on Monday after police found “over half a dozen” devices on his property that was near the town of South Plainfield’s parade route, leading officials to abruptly cancel the festivities.
Dan Bryan, a spokesman for the governor, told the outlet that both the governor and his wife were...
The borough of South Plainfield, New Jersey, abruptly canceled its Labor Day parade and other festivities Monday over a “security concern.”
Police told ABC7 New York that numerous small explosive devices were found on private property near the parade route, prompting the decision. The devices were discovered during an investigation unrelated to the parade and don’t appear to have been placed there in connection with the parade.
New York Post (News)
Labor Day festivities in a central New Jersey borough were called off Monday morning after explosive devices were found near the parade route just hours before the governor and first lady were set to arrive.
Thomas Kaiser, 55, was arrested in connection with “destructive devices” found at his South Plainfield property, close to the start of the 62nd Annual Labor Day Parade, which was canceled as a result, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
Officials found a half dozen of the explosive devices, a police source said.
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