Bottle bombs set off at store

ELKTON, Md. - March 4, 2009 Police in Elkton, Maryland, just over the Delaware line, say a pair of soda bottle bombs were set off at the Wal Mart in Elkton Tuesday night. One of them went off in a parking area. Another went off in the store's toy department. Nobody was hurt.

RELATED: You can see security camera pictures by following this link. Parking lot security cameras show five males exiting from a large white two-door vehicle and the device going off.

The same five individuals were later spotted by cameras inside the store in the vicinity where the second device was detonated.

Authorities want help in identifying these individuals.

The possession and discharging of a destructive device is a felony and upon conviction the person or persons responsible are facing twenty-five years in jail and a fine not to exceed $250,000.00.

Anyone with information is urged to call the State Fire Marshal's Office in Elkton at (410) 996-2793 or the Elkton Police Department at (410) 398-4200.

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