Casa Grande bombing explained

On November 29, 2012, a bomb placed at the back door of the Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S. Social Security Administration office shook the city's downtown but failed to breach the building.^{[1] [2]} An Iraqi-born convicted felon, Abdullatif Ali Aldosary, 47, was charged.^{[3] [4]} Evidence collected at his home shows he researched "terrorist bombs" and amassed appropriate materials.^[5] Aldosary, allowed entry as a refugee, was denied a green card based on his "terrorism-related activities" as an insurgent fighting Saddam Hussein in 1991.^[6] No motive has been suggested by authorities.^[7] Aldosary was also charged with an unrelated murder that occurred two days before the bombing.^[8]

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1. News: Blast shakes downtown: No one injured; bomb fails to breach building. Dec 1, 2012. Scott McNutt. Casa Grande Dispatch.
2. News: FBI questioning man in Casa Grande Social Security office explosion. East Valley Tribune. Dec 3, 2012.
3. News: Casa Grande bombing suspect charged in Friday's explosion. Dec 3, 2012. The Republic. Laurie Merrill.
4. News: Abdullatif Aldosary Facing One Charge Related to Casa Grande Explosion. Dec 4, 2012. Matthew Hendley. Phoenix New Times.
5. News: Authorities: Man charged in blast at Ariz. Social Security office researched terrorist bombs. Washington Post. Dec 3, 2012. Associated Press.
6. News: Gosar questions explosion suspect's status in US. Felicia Fonseca. San Francisco Chronicle. Dec 6, 2012.
7. News: Trial delayed for Iraqi man in Casa Grande blast case . March 4, 2013 . Fox Phoenix . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000205/http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/21415085/trial-delayed-for-man-accused-of-casa-grande-blast . 2013-12-31 .
8. News: Ariz. bomb suspect charged with previous murder. July 22, 2013. USA Today. Brian Skoloff.