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Manhattan Pipe Bomb May Have Been Sopranos-Inspired

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Cops believe the amateur bomber who detonated a homemade explosive outside former "Sopranos" star Michael Imperioli's Chelsea theater in New York City was sending "a message" to the actor or his family, sources told the New York Post.
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They were also culling records of actors or writers who may have recently been turned away by the theater company run by Imperioli, who played mob boss Tony Soprano's homicidal nephew, Christopher Moltisanti, on the hit HBO series.
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"It sends a message," a law-enforcement source said. The NYPD believes the bomber has little knowledge of explosives and could have learned how to fashion the pipe bomb off the Internet.

Sources said the motive could have nothing to do with Studio Dante — and could stem from a personal slight that Imperioli is not even aware of — or be the work of a troubled "Sopranos" fan.

Previously: "Small Bomb" Explodes In Manhattan; "Likely Not" Terrorism

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Manhattan Pipe Bomb May Have Been Sopranos-Inspired

Madon.

Cops believe the amateur bomber who detonated a homemade explosive outside former "Sopranos" star Michael Imperioli's Chelsea theater in New York City was sending "a message" to the actor or his family, sources told the New York Post.
...
They were also culling records of actors or writers who may have recently been turned away by the theater company run by Imperioli, who played mob boss Tony Soprano's homicidal nephew, Christopher Moltisanti, on the hit HBO series.
...
"It sends a message," a law-enforcement source said. The NYPD believes the bomber has little knowledge of explosives and could have learned how to fashion the pipe bomb off the Internet.

Sources said the motive could have nothing to do with Studio Dante — and could stem from a personal slight that Imperioli is not even aware of — or be the work of a troubled "Sopranos" fan.

Previously: "Small Bomb" Explodes In Manhattan; "Likely Not" Terrorism