STATE : 2 Auto Blast Victims Arrested
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OAKLAND — Two members of the radical environmental group Earth First! have been arrested in connection with a pipe bomb that blew their car apart and injured both of them, police said today.
Judi Bari, 40, and Darryl Cherney, 33, were hurt Thursday when the bomb exploded as they drove through Oakland. Cherney was treated for a head injury, but Bari underwent surgery for a fractured pelvis and other injuries and is in serious but stable condition today at Highland Hospital.
Both were arrested for investigation of possession and transportation of explosives, said Oakland Police Lt. Mike Sims, adding that Cherney was booked at the City Jail and that Bari is under guard at the hospital.
“The evidence is strong they were transporting this device and that’s why they were arrested,” Sims said at a morning news conference.
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