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Bomb squad destroys device set in Lakewood toilet

The Columbian
Published: July 23, 2010, 12:00am

LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A bomb squad has safely destroyed a suspected explosive device that was found in a portable toilet Friday morning in Lakewood.

Assistant Chief Mike Zaro said about 50 were evacuated from nearby homes and businesses as a precaution while the bomb squad worked.

He said a sanitation worker fount the device that looked like a pipe bomb.

The fuse apparently went out and it did not detonate.

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Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/

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