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Man Whose Fireworks Led to Botched LAPD Detonation Sentenced

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A South Los Angeles man whose cache of illegal fireworks blew up a neighborhood in a bungled police bomb squad detonation, injuring 17 people and displacing dozens, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in federal prison. …

Homemade Fireworks Explode, Injuring 17 in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A cache of homemade fireworks exploded as it was being destroyed by a bomb squad, flipping and damaging cars, smashing windows in homes and injuring 17 people including police officers, authorities said. It could take days …

Truck Sought After Blasts Damage Parked Car, Shake Homes

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police are searching for a white pickup truck after explosions in two neighborhoods that shook homes and damaged a parked car. An incendiary device was thrown from a moving vehicle in the Lawrenceville neighborhood just after 9 …