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Shop NowRussian migrant Evgenii Sadrislamov had what police call a “bomb-making lab.” They say he manufactured enough “weapons of mass destruction” that the explosives could have “leveled a whole block.” Considering it was a Philadelphia “rowhome,” it could have been nasty. The 27-year-old is offended that he’s being treated like a terrorist. He has a hobby of making fireworks and four-year-old YouTube videos to back it up. Maybe he did endanger his neighbors but he didn’t do anything in secret. His lawyers will be making a big deal about the sudden hysterical raid less than a month before the election.
Russian migrant bomb maker
Just because a migrant is playing with explosives doesn’t mean he’s a terrorist. One man’s bomb is another man’s fireworks. Perhaps he did violate a few ordinances on the proper storage and handling of his ingredients but there’s no need to make a federal case out of it.
His lawyers will probably argue he did follow the storage and handling rules because he really didn’t want to blow himself up.
It’s clear that someone is trying to inflate the truth into something that makes city officials look good just before election day. Russian migrant Evgenii Sadrislamov got hauled away in handcuffs and treated like a terrorist.
It started when a small fire attracted attention. The firemen got a call reporting “smoke coming from the property.” When they found out what caused it, they called Philadelphia police.
Sadrislamov has a hobby. Admittedly, it’s a dangerous hobby. That doesn’t make it illegal. Under Pennsylvania law, “you can make display fireworks for personal use on your own property without a permit.”
However, “you need a manufacturer’s license if you want to make fireworks for sale or distribution.” Not every migrant is a dangerous killer.
Homemade explosive devices
They were homemade devices. They were, indeed, designed to explode. That doesn’t make them a bomb. All by themselves, they’re probably not illegal to make, possess or use. Each firework artillery shell can legally have up to a couple ounces of “pyrotechnic” compounds as long as they’re meant to explode in the air.
The young migrant certainly has a plausible and legal explanation for “more than 50 pounds of homemade explosive devices” if he stockpiled a collection of legally made shells.
Stockpiling legally made fireworks in a densely packed block of rowhomes is a totally different story. That could get him in a legal jam but it’s certainly not on the level authorities are portraying. He has a considerable amount of supplies and equipment to make his fireworks. You could call it a “lab.” Calling it a “bomb-making lab” isn’t legitimately fair.
The Russian migrant also had “extensive literature,” Deputy Commissioner James Kelly III declared at a press conference. He implied it was bomb-making literature without mentioning it was firework-making literature. “We really escaped a major tragedy on this one,” he said. He’s right. If that tiny fire got out of hand it could have been a disaster.
Assistant District Attorney Angela Brennan declared “this was a huge danger to the community, a rowhome possessed explosives that could have leveled a whole block.” She’s smart enough not to be implying he’s a terrorist and sticking to the part she can legitimately prosecute. All the neighbors were evacuated as a precaution while police hauled away all the hazardous materials.
Apparently the migrant had been in trouble for the same thing before. He “was already on probation for a similar incident in 2020 after commercial-grade fireworks were found inside the home.” That just means he’s good enough to be a pro without having the actual credentials. His trial will be interesting.
