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But there's another bomb squad truck has arrived, an explosives unit. >> and when did that bomb squad get there? >> pardon me? >> when did the bomb squad arrive? >> the bomb squad i saw arrive, just before the press conference started and they haven't left the scene yet. they're still being held at the staging area. it's probably not safe there for everybody going in at this point. but it does sound like there's going to be hours before this scene is rendered safe. from not just a gunman, but potentially anything that he brought with him. >> the good news out of the press conference was that p...

Formerly with the fbi explosives unit. they know seven or more pipe bombs and other explosives scattered on the street. what can we learn from the unexploded pipe bombs and explosive devices left behind by these guys? >> all kinds of things, mike. first of all, the component parts, where they were purchased can be run down. the pipes -- the pipe bombs themselves, the interior, may have hairs or fibers that are identifiable with either these suspects or other suspects. there's a great deal of information that can be derived just from the devices. >> mike: there's been some talk that these devic...

Formerly with the fbi explosives unit. they know seven or more pipe bombs and other explosives scattered on the street. what can we learn from the unexploded pipe bombs and explosive devices left behind by these guys? >> all kinds of things, mike. first of all, the component parts, where they were purchased can be run down. the pipes -- the pipe bombs themselves, the interior, may have hairs or fibers that are identifiable with either these suspects or other suspects. there's a great deal of information that can be derived just from the devices. >> mike: there's been some talk that these devic...

Joining me is rick hawn, formerly with the fbi explosives unit. they know seven or more pipe bombs and other explosives scattered on the street. what can we learn from the unexploded pipe bombs and explosive devices left behind by these guys? >> all kinds of things, mike. first of all, the component parts, where they were purchased can be run down. the pipes -- the pipe bombs themselves, the interior, may have hairs or fibers that are identifiable with either these suspects or other suspects. there's a great deal of information that can be derived just from the devices. >> mike: there's been s...

Explosives and armament. again, we go back to the idea, we can't make the connection between the vehicle that i thought was the command unit is the bomb squad unit, pulling in front of me. we saw the bomb squad robot, here on the scene, further confirmation that the you have the heavy armaments, heavy explosives on the scene and the police are trying to figure out a way to deal with t. we cannot make the connection that this is somehow related to the boston marathon bombings. but everything is absolutely inconsistent -- not everything -- the heavy armament is inconsistent with something that w...