White supremacist and teen sought in Calgary Bombing: Police say it was a targeted attack, by DAWN WALTON, Globe & Mail, Nov 24, 09

DAWN WALTON

CALGARY — From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 4:47AM EST

An avowed white supremacist and a teenager are being sought in connection with a bombing in Calgary over the weekend that police say was a targeted attack.

Police issued warrants yesterday for Kyle Robert McKee, 24, who is involved with the Aryan Guard, as well as a 17-year-old male who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Staff Sergeant Keith Cain said it's not clear whether the teen is also connected to the neo-Nazi group, which has been active in recent years in Calgary, holding marches, rallies and offering to pay the rent of new recruits. It claims a few dozen members. In March, members clashed with anti-racism protesters in a skirmish that ended in minor injuries and arrests.

Both men are wanted for attempted murder, possessing, making or controlling explosives, and possession of a weapon or imitation weapon for a dangerous purpose.

On Saturday morning, police responded to a complaint from residents of gunfire in the Rundle neighbourhood in the city's northeast. Investigators found what appeared to be an improvised explosive device in a parking lot between two apartment buildings.

It had been detonated.

The tactical team was called in and nearby residents were evacuated. Officers found a second detonated IED nearby.

Police said the intended victim spotted the devices outside his ground-floor apartment and tossed them away moments before they blew up.

The attack could have been much worse for the man and woman inside the apartment, Staff Sgt. Cain said.

"It would have been fatal. They could have blown through the window and killed whoever was inside the residence," he said.

Police called it a targeted attack, although there is no indication that it is a hate crime or that it is gang-related. The suspects and the victims are known to each other and share similar beliefs, police said.

"We're very interested in locating both the 17-year-old and Mr. McKee because we believe that there is danger to the victims and possibly to others," Staff Sgt. Cain said.