Pipe bomb blows up in Bend man's hands

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Pipe bomb blows up in Bend man's hands

12:13 PM PDT on Wednesday, October 3, 2007

By TERESA BELL-BLACKMAN, kgw.com Staff

A Bend man was injured Tuesday when a pipe bomb blew up in his hands.

Police said it happened near Mayfield Pond, in Deschutes County just after 5 p.m.

Police said the man’s hand and forearm were severely injured.

The man, whose name was not released, was airlifted to St. Charles Hospital in Bend for treatment.

A criminal investigation is underway.