3 Boys Charged With Detonating 'Soda Bottle Bombs' in Bel Air

Three boys have been charged with detonating six so-called "soda bottle bombs" outside a Bel Air school.

The chemical reaction devices were detonated at around 5 p.m. Saturday at the Harford Day School in the 700 block of Moores Mill Road, according to a press release from the state fire marshal's office.

The fire marshal's office and Bel Air Police investigated and determined that two 13-year-olds and one 12-year-old made and detonated the bombs, according to the release. The trio confessed and told police they learned how to make the devices online. No injuries or damages were reported, according to the release.

“The construction of these devices is often misrepresented as fun. However, the serious and potential destructive nature of these devices can cause: loss of vision, respiratory distress, loss of use of extremities and possibly death,” State fire Marshal William E. Barnard said in the release.

All three boys were charged with six counts each of manufacture, possession and use of a destructive device and six counts each of reckless endangerment then released to their parents, according to the release.

Clarification: The release did not note whether the boys charged are students at Harford Day School.