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Overpass closed, I-5 traffic slowed after pipe bomb found in Tumwater, State Patrol says

By Rolf Boone, The Olympian
Published: December 21, 2023, 8:37am

OLYMPIA — A pipe bomb was found in Tumwater Monday morning, according to Washington State Patrol.

About 10 a.m., a state Department of Transportation contractor was working in the area of Tumwater Boulevard and an I-5 exit when the bomb was discovered, Trooper John Dattilo said.

The State Patrol bomb squad responded to the scene and closed the Tumwater Boulevard overpass and slowed traffic on northbound I-5, he said.

The bomb was not detonated, he said.

Instead, they sent an electrical countercharge to the device to render it unworkable, Dattilo said.

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