BOMB EXPLODES IN AQUEDUCT.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer A small pipe bomb found Wednesday in the California Aqueduct The California Aqueduct is a 444 mile (715 km)-long[1] aqueduct in the United States that carries water from Northern California to Southern California. exploded ex·plode v. ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes v.intr. 1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: while sheriff's arson-explosives experts attempted to disarm the device, sheriff's officials said. The pipe bomb, six inches long, was found in a dry section of the aqueduct aqueduct (ăk`wədŭkt) [Lat.,=conveyor of water], channel or trough built to convey water, chiefly for providing a densely populated region with a supply of freshwater. beneath the Tierra Subida Road shortly after 8 a.m. by workers cleaning out the channel, officials said. ``As (arson-explosives deputies) were trying to render the device safe, it went off,'' said Deputy Elsa Magana. ``No one was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. .'' Three technicians, one wearing a protective suit, were at least 300 feet away from the device when it exploded, said arson-explosives Sgt. Donald Shivley. ``We have to remain in safe positions all the time,'' said Shivley. ``We were behind a safety shield when it exploded.'' Officials are unsure how the bomb got into the aqueduct, recently drained for routine cleaning, or how long it had been there. ``It may have been there and just now discovered since they drained the aqueduct,'' Shivley said. ``Or someone may have thrown it out their car window as they were driving by. We just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. yet.'' |
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