ATF Offers $5,000 Reward for Wal-Mart Device

Authorities Determine Explosive Device was Authentic

BOONE, N.C., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is offering a reward of up to $5,000
for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons
responsible for placing an illegal explosive device at the front entrance of
the Wal-Mart Store in Boone, N.C., during the early morning hours on July 20,
2008.

The investigation is being conducted jointly by ATF, the Boone Police
Department and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI).

Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact these
agencies at the following numbers:

Boone Police Department at (828) 268-6959
NCSBI at (800) 334-3000
ATF bomb hotline at 1-(888) ATF-BOMB, (that is 1-888-283-2662)

All information will be treated confidentially, and callers will remain
anonymous if they request.

ATF is the federal agency with jurisdiction for investigating explosions and
fire. More information on ATF and its programs is at www.atf.gov.

SOURCE Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Earl Woodham of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
+1-704-716-1843