James Yoo, a known conspiracy theorist, deliberately caused a massive explosion captured on video by using up to 35 gallons of gasoline, as revealed by local and federal officials during a news conference on Friday. Yoo’s remains were found in the wreckage of the duplex.
The explosion, which occurred on December 4, 2023, devastated a neighborhood in Northern Virginia and obliterated the home adjacent to Yoo’s.
Yoo Used Three Gasoline Containers to Set Fire
New York Post reported that prior to his suicide, Yoo, allegedly posted paranoid rants on social media about his neighbors and a former co-worker on his now-disabled LinkedIn account. He disseminated convoluted and sometimes incoherent conspiracy theories, targeting government officials, law enforcement, media outlets, and his neighbors, whom he accused of being spies gathering his personal information for unknown handlers.
The outlet further reported that it was concluded in the investigation that Yoo triggered the blast in his basement using three gasoline containers, one of which had a capacity of up to 20 gallons. According …