Explosion Near NAACP

On Tuesday, there was an explosion outside a local NAACP in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The FBI said an improvised explosive device detonated next to a gas can but the can did not ignite, according to NBC station KOAA. The blast left singe marks against the building which houses the local NAACP chapter and a hair salon called Mr. G's Hair Design Studios, KOAA reported.

The FBI are still looking for a potential person of interest. However, FBI spokeswoman Amy Sanders told The Associated Press that investigators were looking for a balding white man in his 40s that could possibly be driving a dirty pickup truck that might have an open tailgate or a missiong or covered license plate.

The president of the local NAACP chapter, Henry Allen Jr., told KOAA that "apparently we are doing something correct," suggesting the attack was targeted at his organization.

"Apparently we have the attention of someone that knows we are working for civil rights for all," he said. "That is making some people uncomfortable, so therefore they feel the need to target."