FBI: Explosion outside NAACP chapter could be terrorism

FBI: Explosion outside NAACP chapter could be terrorism
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Tuesday's explosion outside a Colorado NAACP office may have been an act of domestic terrorism, the FBI said Wednesday. They're still investigating the incident.

"We're exploring any potential motive, and domestic terrorism is certainly one among many possibilities," Denver FBI spokeswoman Amy Sanders told The Associated Press.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.