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THE ATEANTA CONSTITLTION, This. Aug. 19 sage] Several agencies: joining to probe i riedman blast Task for ce of Ber, swe NV _ aw : and GBI m ay include others °: By Chet Foller os Lue and Orville Gaines Sialt Writers A task force of investigators from’ the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Fulton County Police Department and possibly from several other agen- cies will be formed to probe the car- bombing that seriously injured Atlanta lawyer Hirsch Friedman, ac- cording to GBI and Fulton police offt- cials. GBI Director Phil Peters said the task force, expected to include about 10 investigators, is still being organ- ized, but may involve personnel from the Atlanta Police Bureau, the Fulton County district attorney's office and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Even though the bombing Tuesday occurred in the driveway of Fried- man’s north Fulton County home, f. which lies in the jurisdiction of the ~ Fulton fannty police. Chief Clinton i. i 1 ‘ te hy wes ~ n police 7 in i Chalin said” eb rene reason to believe that a task force headed by the GBI would be more successful in finding those responsible for the explosion that critically injured the 39-year-old lawyer and Republican candidate for Fulton County solicitor general, - “We have reason to believe the || causes and controlling factors in this case spread into other areas of the’ state,” Chafin said Wednesday. “The GBI is familiar with some of Fried- man’s past activities and, since they have jurisdiction throughout the state, would run into less stumbling blocks or restrictions in such an investigation.” “We feel the task-force approach is the best way to go,” Peters said. “We feel the investigation has the. poten- tial to be very complex and very wide-ranging... . We plan on begin- ning yamediately (to form the task force).” ” wan. gb \ GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TIME TO HIRSCH FRIEDMAN Tuesday, August 17--Hirs Thursday, August 19--Tas (48 hours later) ch Friedman Bombing k Force Established a THE ATL LATLANTA CONSTITETION, Fri., Aug. 20, 1982 | ’ f capacity. ‘Democratic nominee for the post. FBI ex enters probe of car explosion — r By Chet Foller ; a and Peter Scott oO a Stahl Writers ow ‘ The FBI has “officially” entered the ; investigation of the car- bombing earlier this week that seriously injured Atlanta attorney Hirsch Friedman, according . to FBI spokesman Dick Berry. . Berry said Thursday the FBI will investigate the explosion as a possible : : violation of Friedman's civil rights. i Friedman, a familiar figure to law en- ' forcement officials in Atlanta, has cooper-- a er ae ‘ated with the FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on criminal investigations — : in the past, often acting in an undercover The FBI's investigation of the explo ; sion will be in conjunction with a squad-of - about 10 persons currently being assem- ; bled by the Georgia Bureau of ' Investigation and the Fulton County Police : Department. Atlanta police, the Fulton ‘ : County District Attorney's Office and the ‘ federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and ; Firearms will also be assisting in the . probe. ‘Bat “The blast, which occurred as Fried- t ian prepared to Jeave for work about 9 ‘az. Tuesday morning, badly shattered his - legs and caused less serious wounds to his ‘rabdomen and other parts of his body. His 4 ‘left leg was amputated just below the knee - ““during three hours of surgery. | peer : No one else was injured in the blast * ‘ ‘that also blew out some windows in the - rétront of Friedman's northwest Atlanta -.home. - = iuT+. The lawyer was s taken off the critical “Hist at Northside Hospital Thursday, ac- -cording to his press secretary, Doug De | Coach. He was listed in serious condition > Thursday evening. 7. , The 39-year-old Republican is running. : for the Fulton County solicitor’s past being . vacated by Hinson McAuliffe. James - Webb, McAuliffe's chief assistant, is the woe cee ice orc ere | NS aod