On January 14th 2008, a man in Red Wing, Minnesota was accused of detonating 100 lb (45 kg). of tannerite inside the bed of a dump truck by shooting it with a .50 caliber rifle from 300 yards (270 m) away. The ensuing blast could be felt at Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant, and officials from the FBI, BATF, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US Postal Service, and the US Coast Guard have become involved, along with local law enforcement agencies.[1]The man, Brian Wesley Childs, was arrested for gross disregard for human life and destruction of property with an explosive or incendiary.
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