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The heist was
discovered after a CSX Corp train that originated in Chicago
arrived in Detroit on Wednesday and was immediately reported to
the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), CSX
spokesman Rob Doolittle said in an email.
ATF spokeswoman Cherie Duvall-Jones said the explosives, 2-inch
by 5.5-inch aerial fireworks, were discovered in southwest
Detroit after someone called in with a tip. The explosives were
believed to have been stolen when the train made a stop in Ohio.
"They are commercial grade so they are very dangerous,"
Duvall-Jones said.
Duvall-Jones said no one had been arrested in connection with
the theft, but the investigation was continuing.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by David
Gregorio)
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