LOS ANGELES, July 15 (Xinhuanet) -- US Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the theft of some 7,500 pounds of chemicals that can be used to make explosives, local media reported Friday.

    City News Service, a southern California wire service, said some 7,500 pounds of ammonium nitrate were stolen between Wednesday night and Thursday morning from a business in HuntingtonBeach, a town near Los Angeles.

    Terrorism officials were notified because ammonium nitrate, which is used to make fertilizer, can be used to make powerful explosives.

    FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the bureau is looking into reports of the break-in at the Huntington Beach business. She saidit was unclear if the ammonium nitrate said to have been stolen was the type that can be used for explosives.

    The FBI is also investigating two suspected California robbers for possible connection to terrorism, City News Service said.

    Law enforcement officials reportedly found at the residence of the robbery suspects a target list that include two synagogues, the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles and at least 17 military installations in the Los Angeles area. Enditem