NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ― Authorities tell News 8 a suspicious device found in a North Texas neighborhood did contain explosives.
It was found near a copy of the Koran. Investigators don't know whether they were left by the same person.
A resident found what appeared to be a coke can on the street just before noon Thursday.
What he saw inside, however, caused him to call 9-1-1.
“It's some type of metal in a coke can,” said Sean Hughes, Northeast Explosives Response Team.
Firefighters at the scene called in the Northeast Explosives Response Team.
“They zip tied the can in case it was a grenade type of device with a trigger, and they secured the can, and then they picked it up and put it in the trailer.” Hughes said.
The team took the device to a local range and determined the can did contain explosives. It was, a spokesman says, rendered safe.
The fire department turned all potential evidence over to the FBI, including a copy of the Koran found in the street not far from the explosive device.
”What we found was a relatively new Koran, looked like it had been fairly recently purchased and unused,” Hughes said.!
Investigators don't know whether the discovery of the Koran is a coincidence. The FBI is now heading the investigation.
