Two people are in police custody after allegedly trying to blow up a local TV news van in Utah.
An explosives device was found under a news van belonging to KSTU FOX13 News Utah and the device “had been lit but failed to function as designed” … according to KUTV, citing court records.
The explosives device was reportedly found Friday in Salt Lake City … and the suspects were busted after FBI agents and bomb squads from local law enforcement descended on a residence in Magna, Utah, a city just to the northwest of Salt Lake City.
Adeeb Nasir, 58, and Adil Justice Ahmed Nasir, 31, were arrested Friday night, according to KSTU … the neighborhood was evacauted as a precaution while the residence was searched … authorities said two “hoax weapons of mass destruction” were found in the home, and bomb squads disposed of them.
Explosives, guns and narcotics were also found inside the home … and there were anti-Trump signs outside the home … according to reports.
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It’s unclear if the incident is linked to the Charlie Kirk assassination … he was killed Wednesday at Utah Valley University, which is about 45 minutes from where the device was found.
