"Authorities in Utah say two men have been arrested on suspicion of placing an incendiary device under a news media vehicle in Salt Lake City. The bomb didn't go off. Police and fire department bomb squads responded Friday when a suspicious device was found under the vehicle parked near an occupied building. Investigators determined the bomb "had been lit but failed to function as designed," according to court records cited by CBS affiliate KUTV."
"The FBI identified two suspects and served a search warrant at a home in the Magna neighborhood west of the city's downtown. Two men, ages 58 and 31, were arrested and could face charges related to weapons possession and threats of terrorism, ABC affiliate KTVX reported Sunday. Neighboring homes were evacuated during the search, which turned up explosives and "explosive-related components," firearms, illegal narcotics and other paraphernalia, court records say."
"Neighboring homes were evacuated during the search, which turned up explosives and "explosive-related components," firearms, illegal narcotics and other paraphernalia, court records say. Authorities say they also found at least two devices that turned out to be hoax weapons of mass destruction. There was no information about a possible motive and the relationship between the two suspects wasn't immediately known. News media have descended on Salt Lake City following last week's assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk."
Two men were arrested in Salt Lake City on suspicion of placing an incendiary device under a news media vehicle; the device failed to detonate. Police and fire bomb squads responded after the suspicious device was found near an occupied building. Investigators said the bomb "had been lit but failed to function as designed," and the FBI served a search warrant at a home in Magna. Two men, ages 58 and 31, were arrested and could face charges including weapons possession and threats of terrorism. Authorities evacuated neighboring homes and seized explosives, explosive-related components, firearms and illegal narcotics. They also found two hoax weapons of mass destruction. No motive or relationship between the suspects has been released. News media presence in Salt Lake City increased after the recent assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk.
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