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Alameda’s “Human Bomb” saga ends with arrest and rescue
A distraught father planned to blow up a town with dynamite until police and a brave bystander intervened. Needing money for food, he plotted for six months and hid explosives in a shallow grave, while his family sought legal counsel and aid. The incident highlighted a desperate furl of threats and unlikely acts of heroism.
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Ms Bennett
Amercan Oo
Ah Ee Robert
Patroiman O Sabeey
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Meeks
Alameda
California
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Bennett
Neptune Beach
Oakland
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Vern. Smith
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Embankment
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Smith