Father and Two Sons Narrowly Survive Bizarre Michigan Car Bomb Attack

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by James Crugnale | 4:39 pm, September 22nd, 2011

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A car bomb seriously injured a Michigan lawyer and his two sons after their Volvo exploded on the road Tuesday. The vehicle erupted in a massive fireball that melted the car to its frame, but somehow, miraculously, the three were able to escape from the blast alive.

“OK, we have a bad accident. My car blew up with two kids,” Erik Chapell told a 911 dispacher. “You’ve been called on it already, but I’m telling you what’s going on with the boys, OK. I’ve got two significant leg injuries.”

The vehicle detonated on the road following his son’s football practice in Monroe, Michigan.

According to ABC News, authorities believe the bombing was a criminal attack, not terrorism. They also say that whoever planted the bomb “placed it in such a way that it would inflict as much damage as possible.”

The ATF is offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of whoever was responsible for the attack.

Watch the report below, via ABC News:

(h/t ABC News)

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Anonymous

“They also say that whoever planted the bomb “placed it in such a way that it would inflict as much damage as possible.”

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, yeah, that’s kind of why they plant those things, don’t ya think?
Texan

What’s so “bizarre” about a lawyer getting his car bombed?
Anonymous

Nothing, if you’re a TeaPatriot…
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

Can’t the media make up it’s mind on criminal or terrorism ? They say terrorism is a criminal act as often as they say the terrorist is a criminal not a terrorist. Which is it bro ?
Texan

White=Terrorist
Brown and having a funny name= a criminal who acted alone

Loon logic.
Thomas G Williams

Come to Georgia, every terrorist act for decades has been a white christian male.
Texan

It only took 2 minutes for a far left loon to come along and make my case. ;)
Anonymous

How sad… the only comments here are disparaging and political rather than wishing the two young boys, 11 and 13 a speedy recovery and commenting on the amazing miracle that they all didn’t die- which seems to have been the motive behind such a horrible act.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Theresa-Darklady-Reed/581698361 Theresa ‘Darklady’ Reed

Where the hell did you come up with that?

The American meme is:White = crime, but probably for a good reason (like flying a small plane into a small government building or murdering a doctor who provides abortions or killing people with a fertilizer bomb in a U-Haul)Brown = terrorist or mindless career criminal
http://www.facebook.com/people/Anthony-Watts/1585750684 Anthony Watts

Any suspects? I am a wierdo cause I just DO NOT BUY ALL THE BS on them thar PRESS REPORTS! But then again I aint got me one of them fancy PHD things all the smart folk have, ma n pa’s kin was all dumb coal miners.