The National Guard as been deployed in DownTown New Jersey after mortar rounds struck a school and a business center reportedly housing FBI personnel. The area has been secured by the National Guard and reports indicate that witnesses have been removed from the scene for questioning. Correspondent Thomas McLaughlin was able to report the following:
In the wee hours of the morning approximately 34 mortar rounds bombarded the downtown streets. The apparent target, a business center where FBI personnel were working. Two stray rounds landed on a school that was unoccupied by students or staff. A statement was received by carrier pigeon as I arrived on the scene. The statement reads: “We apologize for the collateral damage done to the hairless monkey school. Our intended and obtained target was a caravan holding prisons of the Chimp Revolutionary Guard. We have re-obtained our soldiers and will cease further operations in this area.”
The National Guard was immediately on the scene securing the area. As a result large portions of the downtown traffic have been diverted and several businesses closed. One witness, a homeless man in an alley near the building had this to say:
“Oh it was terrible, the explosions scared all the rats away and I was so close to getting a meal! Damn those chimps!”
I will remain on the scene in the coming hours with more developments.
