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But an FBI bomb technician James Verdi testified at Wednesday's hour long court hearing that explosive chemicals detected throughout the cluttered house were too volatile to be safely removed.
One type of chemical, called HMTD, is so unstable that it can be set off by "someone stepping on it," Verdi said.
He said agents had found evidence of past explosions in the house, including a sliding glass door and windows that had been blown out and boarded up and buckled, soot-covered walls.
This has comedy blockbuster written all over it - maybe a Randy Quaid comeback vehicle?