Police search for suspect in Santa Monica synagogue explosion

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By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times
April 9, 2011


Police on Friday were searching for the suspect in a Santa Monica synagogue explosion that authorities had earlier believed to be an accidental blast.

Santa Monica police released a photograph of the short and heavyset suspect, Ron Hirsch, 60, also known as Israel Fisher, saying they thought he was behind Thursday morning's blast outside Chabad House on 17th Street between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard. Police described Hirsch as a transient.

"Hirsch should be considered extremely dangerous," said a police bulletin sent to other law enforcement agencies.

He is described as white, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, 207 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-temple-explosion-20110409,0,7490757.story

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1. this is inexplicable -- because that was a terrorist act

'She also said there was no indication that the suspect was part of a terrorist plot.'

no -- there might not some others involved -- but it was terrorist plot.

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2. It's only a terrorist attack if the bomber is a

Muslim :sarcasm: