Pipe bomb in Downtown Disney????????

[AllisonG]

My sister told me this morning that she heard that a pipe bomb washed up on the beach area at DTD and they had to bring in the bomb squad to disarm it. Does anyone know what she is talking about?:confused:

[Sarangel]

Check out this Thread (http://www.disboards.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34365) on the Diz Biz board...

Sarangel

[lrodk]

There was a pipe with explosives inside spotted by a guest who had rented a boat and just happened to spot it lying on the rocks along the shoreline near Captain Jack's restaurant. The contents were removed without incident by the bomb squad after the restaurant and surrounding area were secured. There was no mention as to whether or not the authorities had any leads at this time.

[AllisonG]

Thanks for the info.

[Testtrack321]

...Or if it was a real bomb...

[Whatley trio]

We were there when this happened. The "pipe-bomb" was real. It had been placed in Downtown Disney's Marketplace near the Fulton's Crab house. People saw a man lay the "object" down and walk off. People then called the police.

[Buzz2001]

Is there a news release on this subject??

[lrodk]

I learned of the story on a local news show while staying at Boardwalk Villas last week. The reporter said that police had confirmed him that the device consisted of a pipe and there were explosives inside. I'm not a bomb expert, but to a lay person it sure does sound like the real thing to me.

[deena]

for any of those interested; that there had been an arrest made of a Disney employee in this matter.
www.wdisneyw.co.uk/news23.html

Also saw this story on other sites too.

[Simba's Mom]

Thanks so much for the update. We have a friend who worked at a Marina at DTD the day of the incident, and she'll be very interested in this news.

[ScroogesNephew]

I feel better now.