SNELLVILLE, Ga., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Five Georgia teenagers are facing felony charges after they were found setting off homemade bombs in the back yard of a home in Snellville, police said.
Authorities were called by neighbors who reported hearing at least eight blasts they thought were gunshots. WSB-TV in Atlanta reported Wednesday.
Snellville Detective Jim McDonald said when police arrived at the scene they surrounded a home on Windmeyer Court and ordered everyone inside to come out.
"We saw at least half a dozen police officers swarm our cul-de-sac with guns drawn," said neighbor Laura Mayske.
Police went into the back yard of the home where they found five teenagers ranging in age from 16 to 19 setting off homemade bombs made of water bottles filled with bathroom cleaning fluids.
The teens are facing felony charges for possessing and manufacturing destructive devices.
Two parents were charged with unruly conduct after they told police they thought what the teens were engaged in was just "harmless fun."
