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Bomb Explodes in Home of NY Teen Columbine 'Fan'

Student's school searched after he injures himself while making device

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2009 2:07 AM CDT
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(Newser) – A Long Island teenager who apparently idolized the Columbine killers has been hospitalized after a pipe bomb he was making blew up. The boy, 17, had photos of the students responsible for the Coumbine massacre in his bedroom. He's in stable condition and will likely face charges, reports the New York Post. The teen made the bomb with gunpowder from bullets owned by his dad, a retired New York City cop.

Eric Harris, left, and Dylan Klebold are seen in a photo made from a security camera image in the cafeteria at Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colo., during their 1999 rampage.
Eric Harris, left, and Dylan Klebold are seen in a photo made from a security camera image in the cafeteria at Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colo., during their 1999 rampage.   (AP Photo/Jefferson County Sheriff's Department )
Shadows are cast on the wall of the Columbine Memorial by visitors after a memorial service to mark the 10th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School.
Shadows are cast on the wall of the Columbine Memorial by visitors after a memorial service to mark the 10th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School.   (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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passinthru
Oct 1, 2009 4:01 AM CDT
on the contrary, if he was BETTER at making bombs there would be alot more dead innocent people. he should have been better at NOT being a good bomb maker..
Timinator2K
Sep 30, 2009 12:53 PM CDT
I'm sure all those Columbine pictures on his room's walls were just viewed as just "typical teenager stuff" by his parents, if they bothered looking. "We NEVER saw the warning signs! Poor us!" Yeah, right, both were voluntarily ignorant/neglectful of what their kid was in to, more like.
DavoMax
Sep 30, 2009 12:45 PM CDT
Damn! If only he was better at making bombs, we'd be rid of one more idiot in the world.

 
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