Word: bomb
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Much of what the investigators seek remains beneath the ocean, in waterlogged seats, shreds of clothing, mangled bags and carpet scraps. Every bomb scatters tiny bits of undetonated explosive, and some of those particles penetrate porous material and lodge there, protected from the elements. Says a bomb specialist: "Nylon, porous materials, seat cushions--a lot of stuff can get in there and stick. You wash down the debris with a solvent and run it through the machines." Crash clues, in the end, could come in very small packages. Says an aviation expert: "All the significant evidence could...
...explosives-unit chief Tom Thurman and his associates will be looking for what is called "observable bomb damage" in the wreckage. Says Chris Ronay, a retired FBI agent who preceded Thurman as head of the unit: "They call us the blacksmiths of the laboratory. We don't use too much sophisticated instrumentation. We use hammers and trowels and microscopes." Members of the unit will be studying the plane's metal surfaces for tiny pitting that could have been caused by an explosion that would have melted tiny pieces of metal and sent them, and other tiny bits of debris, shooting...
...moment, think the way a cop thinks. after a bomb has gone off, you plunge first into the horror itself. Then your fury is directed at Congress. For more than 20 years, and again last week in the wake of Atlanta and Flight 800, Washington lawmakers have denied police a tool that could immeasurably help them solve the worst crimes of terror...
...week of compelling track and field and a fortnight of exhilarating Olympic performances, Johnson's golden shoes left the biggest imprint. The Atlanta Games will and should be remembered for the bomb that killed Alice Hawthorne, 44, of Albany, Georgia, and they will and should serve as a manual on how not to transport people. But the sports themselves moved millions in Atlanta and at home. Track and field, in particular, was a treasure trove: a ninth gold medal for Carl Lewis in the long jump; redemption for Dan O'Brien in the decathlon; a world record...
...race so he can time Michael's split, goes along with the transition, filling the sprinter's head with tough and fast imagery in the days between the two races. Agent Hunt and Johnson had hoped to promote their Danger Zone line of merchandise last week, but once the bomb exploded, they wisely decided to back off. Product line or not, Johnson was clearly in the zone as the 200 approached, growing surlier and surlier. "You have to understand," said Hart, "Michael's been on a four-year mad ever since Barcelona...