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Disgruntled former employee drove car packed with explosives into Oregon sports club
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Disgruntled former employee drove car packed with explosives into Oregon sports club

The Independent·Jasmine Fernández·30 days ago
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A former employee of an exclusive private club in Oregon drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into the facility early Saturday morning, causing massive damage before dying in the wreckage . The suspect, identified by investigators as Bruce Whitman, crashed a rented black Nissan Rogue into the ground floor of the Multnomah Athletic Club in downtown Portland at approximately 3 a.m., The Oregonian reported. Whitman previously worked as a bartender at the facility, according to his LinkedIn profile . One law enforcement source told the outlet that Whitman drove the vehicle through the lobby and past a set of turnstiles before detonating a series of devices, including pipe bombs and propane tanks. Sgt. Jim DeFrain, head of the Metro Explosive Disposal Unit, told reporters during a Saturday afternoon press conference that some of the devices detonated successfully, while others failed to ignite. “This is a dirty, dangerous, complex job,” DeFrain said.…

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