Courtroom Briefcases Cause Evacuation In Salem
Bomb Squad Called To Salem Civic Center
POSTED: 4:40 am PST December 5,
2009
UPDATED: 1:22 pm PST December 5,
2009
SALEM, Ore. -- A bomb scare caused the evacuation of Salem's city hall Friday afternoon.Court staff at the Salem Civic Center found two briefcases left in the Municipal Courtroom shortly after 4 p.m.They notified police, who then evacuated offices in the eastern half of the Civic Center as a precaution.The Salem police bomb squad X-rayed the cases, which were found to contain business supplies.Employees were allowed to return to their offices at 5:30 p.m.No street closures were necessary during the evacuation, police said.
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