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Girlfriend of Accused Bomber in Bucks County Now Charged Over Blasts

A man accused of setting bombs across Bucks County is now facing new charges unrelated to those bombings. NBC10’s Deanna Durante explains how the investigators came across the new alleged crimes of David Surman Jr.

The girlfriend of a man accused in a series of mysterious explosions in suburban Philadelphia now faces charges over the blasts.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports 31-year-old Tina Smith has been charged with conspiracy to possess or manufacture a weapon of mass destruction, reckless endangerment and related offenses.

Officials say she helped her longtime boyfriend David Surman Jr. distribute and detonate the homemade explosives that accounted for a rash of blasts in a rural part of Bucks County, starting in early April. No one was hurt.

Thirty-year-old Surman was arrested in June after a raid on his home and nearby chemical company turned up improvised explosive devices.

Smith's attorney told a judge Friday his client isn't a danger to the community.

Her bail was set at 10 percent of $1 million.

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