Boys Charged In Wal-Mart Attack
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Two teenage boys have been charged with setting off two homemade bombs inside a Maine Wal-Mart filled with holiday shoppers, authorities said.
Hundreds of customers were evacuated from the store when the acid bombs detonated Saturday afternoon. At least eight people were treated for irritation to their eyes and throat or ringing in their ears, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety, Stephen McCausland, said.
The boys, both 15, were taken into custody after photos from the store’s security cameras where shown on television newscasts. Investigators said they had identified the boys after showing the photos to teenagers at a McDonald’s.
