Bomb Found in Oregon Church Parking Lot

By Morgan Lee, Christian Post Reporter
An IED bomb was found in the parking lot of Montavilla United Methodist Church in Portland on Nov. 26.
An IED bomb was found in the parking lot of Montavilla United Methodist Church in Portland on Nov. 26. | (Photo: KOIN Screenshot)

A garbage man has found an improvised explosive device (IED) next to trash cans in a Portland church parking lot on Nov. 26.

A bomb squad was called on scene and detonated the bomb without the church being evacuated and any injuries reported.

A man who witnessed the detonation told KOIN that it appeared that the team used a remote-controlled robot to set off what he believed looked like a pipe bomb.

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Portland police, FBI and ATF agents are currently looking for a suspect and motive in the case.

According to the church website, the only event scheduled at the church on Tuesday was a choir rehearsal.

Local news reporters said that it was unclear if anyone had been in the church though a house where adults were babysitting children were asked to remain in the basement while the bomb detonated.

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