Pittsburgh, PA – Marathon Course Altered by Bomb Scare

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Police detonate a microwave oven found on the Pittsburgh Marathon route that authorities suspected of containing an explosive device.Pittsburgh, PA – Police say they have found an explosive device near the course of the Pittsburgh Marathon, forcing them to detour the final part of the race.

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Police say the device was found in a small microwave oven on the sidewalk after the leaders had finished the course Sunday morning. Several blocks were cordoned off near the original finish line for the marathon and half-marathon.

The bomb squad used a robot to disable the device. The all-clear was given for the area shortly before 11 a.m. About 5,000 people took part in the full marathon.

The disruption comes a day after a car-bomb scare in New York emptied Times Square.


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Anonymous
Anonymous
13 years ago

this is not good or copy cat or islamic terror

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Anonymous
13 years ago

Starting to sound a lot like Eretz Yisroel.