Man arrested with explosives at Michigan mosque

[AnotherKD]

Well, though M80s are outlawed in MI (where I grew up), people have them and we can get them easily, just across the Ohio border. Basically, you can go into any fireworks store, tell them that you're taking them out of state, and there you go. But they are minor fireworks, in comparison with any other explosive.

That being said, Dearborn is one of the biggest Muslim populations in the US, and I grew up right around there. It makes me really sad to see this.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AnotherKD

Well, though M80s are outlawed in MI (where I grew up), people have them and we can get them easily, just across the Ohio border. Basically, you can go into any fireworks store, tell them that you're taking them out of state, and there you go. But they are minor fireworks, in comparison with any other explosive.

That being said, Dearborn is one of the biggest Muslim populations in the US, and I grew up right around there. It makes me really sad to see this.

Reading up on the fireworks it seems like this would have started a fire, or caused smoke damage but could have led to injuries or death if people had been in the mosque at the time. And it would have been literal terrorism even so. Had he unpacked the explosives and repackaged them in some way or with some other fuel that could have caused an explosion then major damage would have been a much bigger issue.