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[-] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

perhaps he was planning on trying to get away

I think he was because he had improvised explosives in his car and at his house. No reason to make those unless you plan to be alive to use them.

[-] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago

didn't the cops say "bomb-making materials" which could easily be a lie about something mundane

[-] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

Shoes and a larger-than-travel-size container of toothpaste

[-] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This is what I found. They don’t go into specifics tho.

Police found explosives in Thomas Matthew Crooks' car after he shot at Donald Trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-found-explosives-inside-the-car-of-suspected-trump-rally-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks/ar-BB1pY0p9

Edit: other sources saying bombs too, but AP says “bomb making materials” so idk

[-] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

yeah I was thinking that too

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