SPOKANE, Washington — An explosive device found inside a backpack along a downtown Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route was a credible threat capable of causing multiple deaths, the FBI said Tuesday.
The device was successfully disposed of by the FBI’s explosive unit after the backpack was found on a park bench by a Spokane city employee about an hour before the parade was set to begin.
Frank Harrell, special agent in the charge of the Spokane FBI office, wouldn’t discuss what specifically made the bomb so dangerous. But he said the investigation has become a top priority.
