Bomb Squad Detonates IED at Mississippi Junior High
A police bomb squad detonated a student’s backpack today after they were tipped off a junior high student brought an IED to school.
Police detonated the bomb in a field near Warren Central Jr. High.
Two students were detained, including a 13 year-old.
WAPT reported:
A police bomb squad detonated a device Wednesday that was found inside the library at a Vicksburg school.
A police dog found what Armstrong said was an IED inside a backpack in the school’s library.
There was no explosion and no injuries, the chief said.
“It came about by way of a concerned, courageous student who did the right thing in reporting it to authorities,” Armstrong said.
The student told school staff that a classmate showed him the device, which the student brought to school in a book bag, according to Armstrong.
Two students were detained, including a 13-year-old, police said.
Officials said a search warrant at the home of one of the students found materials believed to have been used in the construction of the device.
