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3. Bombing suspect reportedly seen shopping at fireworks store
One of the suspects accused of throwing improvised explosive devices at protesters over the weekend allegedly purchased fuses at a fireworks store in Pennsylvania, according to William Weimer, vice president and general counsel for the Phantom Fireworks Company.
Surveillance footage appears to show Emir Balat shopping at the Phantom Fireworks in Penndel, Pennsylvania, at 12:46 p.m. on March 2, as CBS News reports. The video shows Balat purchasing a 20-foot roll of safety fuse and what appears to be thick twine, according to the report.
"Coming in and buying that was uneventful," Weimer told CBS News. "Had he bought 20 rolls of fuse, it might have raised eyebrows. But buying one or two items of anything in this store is almost a nonevent. Nothing remarkable about the purchase."
FBI contacted the store's national security director on Monday, Weimer said.
Following the news of the terror plot outside of the Gracie Mansion, Weimar said that the fireworks company checked its records to see if the suspects shopped there before, local outlet WPVI reports. The company then contacted the FBI, and the agency responded with a subpoena requesting the sales records and video footage.
The surveillance footage is now part of the federal investigation.
Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman
