Last September, lawyer Erik Chappell and his two sons were victims of a car bomb assassination attempt driving through Monroe, Michigan. Federal authorities now believe it was an attack using an explosive device partially made from an R/C car.

A Michigan man and his two sons survived what authorities are calling an assassination attempt after someone planted a bomb in their car Tuesday night. Law enforcement agencies appear to be investigating whether the bomber has ties to the victim's law practice.

Federal officials are currently investigating a potential car bomb plot that Al Qaeda has planned for this weekend, the anniversary of 9/11. The car bomb plot is "credible" but not confirmed and is supposed to target bridges and tunnels.

A man, distraught over his marriage, parked his Explorer on San Francisco's Bay Bridge claiming he filled it with explosives. He eventually turned himself in, but not before causing this insane traffic jam. [Sky1Ron via BusinessInsider]

Step 1: When building a car bomb, use a real detonator. Do not use M-88 firecrackers in a steel drum in the trunk of your 1993 Nissan Pathfinder. Step 2: Do not fail at Step 1. [via FBI]

Saturday, a Nissan Pathfinder loaded with propane and gasoline was discovered in New York's Times Square after onlookers saw it smoking. Bomb Squad technicians were called to dismantle it. Expect mass-media mass-hysteria when sponsorship money clears (immediately). [ABC.net]