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by Rodrigo Torrejón and Robert Moran Published June 9, 2025, 6:03 p.m. ET

Federal authorities are searching for an 18-year-old Moorestown High School student who allegedly used dangerous explosive materials to help fellow students with a science project, police said.

Authorities detonated the materials at two locations, causing alarm and concern for nearby residents .

The teen is not believed to have obtained the materials to commit any criminal acts, Moorestown Director of Police Patrick J. Reilly Jr. said in a phone interview.

Based on the investigation so far, “there’s no threat now. He wasn’t targeting any specific location, any specific person,” Reilly said.

The teen, who turned 18 on Saturday, brought the materials on Thursda

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