California: Associated Components Found After Explosion Injures Man

TRIPwire, 24 June 2019

On 21 June 2019 at approximately 1630 hours local time, officers from the San Diego Police Department responded to reports of an explosion in the backyard of a house and found a 38-year-old male who was injured after an object containing fragmentation exploded in his hands. The injured male claimed to have found instructions on making explosive substances on the Internet. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department found bomb-making materials, narcotics, weapons, and substances used in the production of methamphetamines at the residence. The DEA Narcotics Task Force also responded to the incident. The following day, San Diego Fire Bomb Squad technicians rendered safe the associated components found inside the residence.