Midwest Mailbox Pipe Bombs
As of 4 May 2002, fourteen pipe bombs were discovered in rural Illinois,
Iowa, and Nebraska mailboxes - 6 exploded injuring 4 postal workers and
2 residents. The bombs were found in two distinct regions. Eight bombs
were placed within a 45-mile radius of Maquoketa, Iowa. The other 6 bombs
were found in Nebraska. None of the bombs in Nebraska exploded.
Information about these crimes was collected from several media sources, most notably the The Quad City Times (http://www.qctimes.com).
Click on the binoculars to see a demonstration of Street Atlas displaying the circle of pipe bomb locations in Illinois and Iowa. pipebomb_2003.JPG (Approx. 106 KB) opens in a new window.
GPS Map
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GPS Map Details
File Name: PipeBomb.loc (2 KB), PipeBombs.dmt (6 KB)
Revised: 6 May 2002
Class B2 Data
