FBI Warns Against Easy Access to Homemade Bomb Ingredients

The FBI has put out a warning concerning homemade bombs.

Thursday, December 10th 2009, 9:34 pm

By: News 9


By Jon Jordan, NEWS 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The FBI has put out a warning concerning homemade bombs.

A reason there is such a concern for the FBI is because often the chemicals used to make the explosives can be found under the kitchen sink or in a garage, and with just a few simple instructions found on the Internet, anyone can easily concoct a homemade bomb.

Videos are also posted all over YouTube of people showing off their homemade bombs, and those videos now have the FBI extremely concerned.

"That's one of the biggest problems we have is the experimenter thaT really doesn't know what they're doing and has a vague notion if they mix something it's gonna be fun and cool," said Don, Sachtleben, retired FBI technician.

Sachtleben now works as a consultant for the FBI and has devoted his time to cautioning those about the dangers of improvised explosives. To do that he demonstrates how easy it is to turn chemicals like anti-freeze into a bomb. His demonstrations only get bigger and more dangerous with explosions that again and again are used with chemicals found in stores that, chances are, can be found just blocks from anyone's home.

"We're going to pool supply stores and home improvement stores and beauty supply stores and helping them raise awareness with those people because they know who their customers are and who doesn't belong, and that's the most important, identifying those who don't belong," Sachtleben said.

But even the FBI recognizes they are fighting an uphill battle against sites like Youtube, which they feel only glamorize the problem.

"Of course they're just showing you the one's that worked. They are not showing you the ones where they blew themselves up, and that's the real awareness that we are trying to raise," Sachtleben said.

In addition to educating the public about the dangers of making explosives, the FBI said their best defense is parents and having them be aware of what their kids are doing.

The issue of homemade bombs has become such a concern for the FBI they now have agents devoted to educating the public about the dangers.

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