The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the seizure of the biggest stockpile of explosives in its history, which were found in a farmer’s garage alongside an extremist icon on a backpack, reports The Telegraph.
Agents found more than 150 homemade bombs while searching the US state of Virginia home of 36-year-old Brad Spafford after being tipped off by a neighbor that he was hoarding weapons and ammunition.
Authorities said six of the bombs were found in a backpack that had a patch labeled “#nolivesmatter.”
No Lives Matter appears to be a satirical reference to the Black Lives Matter movement, the political campaign that gained international attention after the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
According to US Homeland Security, No Lives Matter adherents believe in conducting targeted attacks and mass killings to spread terror to all those who the group deems “mundane.”
A court document filed on Monday said Spafford, who works at a machine shop, had used pictures of US president Joe Biden for shooting target practice and expressed support for political assassinations.
Some explosives assessed as pipe bombs were found in a backpack in a bedroom on the property, which Spafford shares with his wife and two young children, the document said.
It added that Spafford’s freezer contained a jar of HMTD—a “highly unstable” explosive—stored alongside food and labeled “Do Not Touch.”
The informant told authorities Spafford had disfigured his hand in 2021 while working on homemade explosives, and prosecutors said he has only two fingers on his right hand.
They said Spafford, who has been charged with unlawful possession of a rifle, would likely face additional charges over the explosives, which each carry a maximum sentence of 10 years of imprisonment.

















