Alberta RCMP say bomber used Tannerite in parkade blast, acted alone
Posted Sep 18, 2019 5:38 am.
Last Updated Sep 18, 2019 5:40 am.
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SHERWOOD PARK – The RCMP says it believes an explosive called Tannerite was used in a blast at a community centre parking garage east of Edmonton last November.
Mounties also confirmed what they previously suspected _ that 21-year-old Kane Kosolowsky acted alone and was not involved with a terrorist group.
Supt. Dave Kalist says tests were done on traces of nitrate salts and aluminum powder found on debris in the Sherwood Park parkade.
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The samples were so degraded by fire suppression efforts that a direct identification of the substance could not be made.
But Kalist says the investigation revealed Kosolowsky, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, had previously used Tannerite for target practice on his family’s farm.
He says the investigation has not determined a motive but the case remains open.
