Police: Man injured by exploding package at a thrift store
By Marcus K. Garner
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A man was burned after opening a package at thrift store Tuesday afternoon, police say.
Police have determined that the package was not a bomb, Atlanta Police spokesman Sgt. Gregory Lyon said.
Just before 3 p.m., Atlanta Police dispatch said a 23-year-old man at VEO Thrift Store at 1599 Memorial Drive in Atlanta suffered minor burns to his arms and legs when he opened a package. Channel 2 Action news reported that the man worked at the store and is in stable condition at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Police, firefighters, and agents from the FBI, the GBI and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were called to the scene to investigate.
Atlanta Police spokesman Carlos Campos referred to the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday, where two explosive devices killed three people and injured more than 170, to explain the large federal and state law enforcement pressence.
“Given yesterday’s events, we’re going to be extra cautious,” Campos said. “That’s why you see the response that you’re seeing here today.”
The man’s condition is unknown.
It is unclear where the package came from.
Investigators are questioning witnesses in an attempt to learn
