One Tehran-based reporter, speaking to the Guardian on condition of anonymity because of safety concerns, said: Not only were we warned against ground reporting, we were also banned effectively from sharing reports on social media.
The LAPD bomb squad has identified explosive material inside of the partially collapsed structure, some of which is black powder, which is known to be used in construction of illegal homemade fireworks.
After a devastating attack in New Orleans' French Quarter, where a lone gunman killed 10 people and injured 35, authorities faced more chaos with two small explosions.