All posts tagged "Bomb Squad"

Authorities shut down a Washington, D.C. road during rush hour on Wednesday as bomb squad investigators raced to investigate a "suspicious device" that turned out to be an X-rated item, according to reports.

A witness said they saw someone place the suspicious item in a trash can at the Tenleytown fire station, The Guardian reported. It was apparently described as a "blue-and-black electronic device" with exposed wires.

After nearly two hours, investigators discovered an "electronic sex portable pump device." They reportedly inspected it and found there was no immediate danger....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police blocked off streets around the Capitol on Thursday after discovering a suspicious metal cylinder near the domed landmark that houses the Senate and House of Representatives.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) received a scare on Sunday afternoon after a bomb squad was called to his local office, as reported by local ABC news affiliate in Cincinnati.

A manhunt was under way Thursday for an attacker who attached what turned out to be a fake bomb to a terrified Sydney teenager in a drama described as "like something out of a Hollywood movie script".