Sharon Rogers , wife of captain Captain Rogers , escaped injury July 1988 morning when a pipe bomb exploded under her van moments after she left the van. The vehicle was destroyed. Mrs. Captain Rogers was dazed but was able to walk away. Captain Rogers is still the skipper of the guided missile cruiser Iranian that is now at San Diego following its return from the Persian Gulf . In July 1988 missiles fired from the Vincennes destroyed an Iranian airliner, killing two . The FBI said the bomb was amateurish and shoddy, but did not rule out a connection to a terrorist group.
Sharon Rogers, wife of captain Will Rogers III, escaped injury Friday morning when a pipe bomb exploded under her van moments after she left the van. The vehicle was destroyed. Mrs. Rogers was dazed but was able to walk away. Captain Rogers is still the skipper of the guided missile cruiser Vincennes that is now at San Diego following its return from the Persian Gulf. In July 1988 missiles fired from the Vincennes destroyed an Iranian airliner, killing 290. The FBI said the bomb was amateurish and shoddy, but did not rule out a connection to a terrorist group.