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Published September 13, 2007
[ From Lansing State Journal ]

City man injured in explosion

Midday update

Derek Wallbank
Lansing State Journal

LANSING - City police are investigating an explosion that injured a Felt Street man.

The man, a neighbor said, apparently lost a considerable part of his right arm today after tripping a booby trap he'd set in his home to catch burglars.

The man, whose ID has yet to be released, apparently tripped the explosive about 8:30 a.m., and then ran to a neighbor's home for help. City police spokesman Lt. Bruce Ferguson said the man was "working with or creating some sort of explosive device."

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Neighbor Patrick Struble, 48, said the victim rigged his home with booby traps of gun powder and water piping after being burglarized two years ago.

The explosion, "I guess about took his hand off," Struble said.

Lansing police have blocked off the entire block of Felt Street to investigate. Members of the state police bomb squad will enter the home before 11:30 a.m., local police said.

Police said they are conducting a criminal investigation and are eager to talk to the victim who is undergoing emergency surgery at an area hospital.

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