Feds seek stolen explosives

(CNN) - Authorities appealed for help from the public Friday after finding hundreds of pounds of explosives stolen from a storage facility at the Port of Walla Walla Industrial Park in southeastern Washington.

State troopers discovered they were stolen on Monday during a routine inspection at the site, said Jessie Summers of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Among the missing items are sticks of dynamite, a spool of detonation cord, sheet explosives, and 96 pounds of TNT, he said.

ATF is working with the Walla Walla Sheriffs Department in its investigation and has released photos of the stolen items in hopes someone will tip authorities to their whereabouts.

Washington State Patrol spokesman Jeff DeVore said the explosives were being stored for various law enforcement agencies and private parties. The remaining items have been moved elsewhere in the state.