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CIA Left Inert Explosives On School Bus After Exercise (reuters.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the whoops dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Students were transported in a Virginia school bus carrying inert explosives left by the CIA, officials said. The explosives were discovered in the engine, only after the Loudoun County Public Schools bus was undergoing maintenance. "The CIA assured Loudoun officials the training material used in this exercise is stable and posed no danger to students on board the bus," it said in a statement. The school district said the inert explosives, left behind by a CIA canine team, were inside a container and part of them apparently fell out into the engine space.

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  1. April Fools... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...unfortunately not...

  2. Intert? by surfdaddy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If they're intert, they're not explosives. They are imitation explosives.

    1. Re:Intert? by radaos · · Score: 4, Funny

      OMG! They left an oxymoron on the bus!

    2. Re:Intert? by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 2

      If they're intert, they're not explosives. They are imitation explosives.

      Thank God they didn't leave a clock.

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    3. Re: Intert? by laurencetux · · Score: 2

      $10M for detector tech and its outdone by a $0.8K dog (not counting equipment and "programming" for either).

      shouldn't this kind of thing have a checklist/inventory sheet to prevent this from happening??

  3. Re: Yawn by johnsmithperson123 · · Score: 2

    Nah, it's dihydrogen monoxide you should worry about. Dangerous, addictive, and produces explosive materials when electricity passes through. You know what Sandy Hook, Columbine and your local school have in common? Easy access to dihydrogen monoxide, that's what! Ban it today!

  4. Re:So what? by MichaelSmith · · Score: 2

    Posts elsewhere concluded it was C4.

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  5. The bus needed to get over 50 to arm them any ways by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    The bus needed to get over 50 to arm them any ways

  6. Sooo.... by watermark · · Score: 3, Funny

    The bomb sniffing dogs failed their training then?

  7. Whats the CIA doing this for by rossdee · · Score: 2

    Shouldn't this be the FBI's job?

    Yeah I know this is a joke anyway.