FBI Finds Pipe Bomb Used in Blast at Jacksonville, Fla., Mosque

Source: AOL News

FBI officials in Jacksonville, Fla., say they have found the remnants of a pipe bomb used in a possible hate crime at a mosque during evening prayers.
Along with local police, the FBI launched an investigation after an explosion shook the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida at 9:35 p.m. Monday, when approximately 60 people were inside praying. No one was injured.

Investigators search for clues at the Islamic Center in Jacksonville, Fla., on Tuesday, after an explosive device was ignited near a back door of the mosque on Monday.

"They heard a loud explosion and went out an emergency exit in the back," Muhammad Mansoori, a Jacksonville resident who worships at the mosque, told AOL News. "There was a fire, and a wall where the bomb was left was blackened. Otherwise, the building is sturdy, no real damage."

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