They got photos of the bombs....

[sunonmars]

Link to tweet

NBC News Exclusive: Below is a photo of one of the suspicious devices intercepted by law enforcement and obtained by NBC News:

[dhol82]

1. I thought they were trying to keep things like that unavailable.

Did not want copy cat incidents.
Why would NBC do that?

[workinclasszero]

3. To prove its real and not FAKE NEWS/FALSE FLAG

Like every Trump cultist in this country is screaming at this moment I bet.

[LanternWaste]

4. It fits the five criteria of being newsworthy.

1. Timing
2. Significance
3. Proximity
4. Prominence
5. Human Interest

(There is no objective evidence that failure to show a picture of a specific weapon used in a mass shooting prevents copycat killings...)

[ck4829]

2. That's just silly. Even a completely inert object looking like this can cause panic.