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Roadside Bomb Locations in South Carolina: Between January 24 and February 24, 2018,
six hoax and actual bombs were placed around the rural community of Anderson, South
Carolina. The map pinpoints above depict the location. (Courtesy of the FBI)
Terrorist Sympathizer Gets 30 Yrs for
Bombs on South Carolina Roads
By the FBI
A man and his daughter were
driving down a rural highway
in Anderson County, South
Carolina, on January 30, 2018,
when they noticed something
odd—a glowing wicker basket
in the middle of the road.
package. It exploded, causing
minor burns to his leg.
Among the bomb remnants
police found at the scene was
a piece of paper with Arabic
writing referencing Osama bin
Laden, leading investigators
toward a possible terrorism
The man stopped to examine the motive.
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