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An apparent pipe bomb was found at a home in southern Brooklyn on Wednesday, police sources said.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, a pipe bomb concealed in a backpack detonated at Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring many others.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
The case has drawn intense scrutiny in part because the pipe bomb investigation remained unsolved for nearly five years, fueling speculation and conspiracy theories.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The pipe bomb report — ultimately determined to be false — was not the first time police were called out to Goode's home on a bogus tip.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris was in the DNC offices at the time a pipe bomb was discovered nearby, at which point she was evacuated from the premises by her Secret Service detail.
—Connor Greene, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Bongino has continued to focus on the pipe bomb case since arriving at the FBI, sources told CNN.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Still, work continued within the FBI on the shocking pipe bomb incident.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
On Sunday, Leising wrote that her home was targeted by a pipe bomb threat on Saturday.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, a pipe bomb concealed in a backpack detonated at Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring many others.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
The case has drawn intense scrutiny in part because the pipe bomb investigation remained unsolved for nearly five years, fueling speculation and conspiracy theories.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The pipe bomb report — ultimately determined to be false — was not the first time police were called out to Goode's home on a bogus tip.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris was in the DNC offices at the time a pipe bomb was discovered nearby, at which point she was evacuated from the premises by her Secret Service detail.
—Connor Greene, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Bongino has continued to focus on the pipe bomb case since arriving at the FBI, sources told CNN.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Still, work continued within the FBI on the shocking pipe bomb incident.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
On Sunday, Leising wrote that her home was targeted by a pipe bomb threat on Saturday.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Pipe bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20bomb. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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