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Woman finds explosive device attached to car

Published 6:52 pm Wednesday, October 10, 2012

AUBURN — Police in the south Seattle suburb of Auburn said a woman who stopped at a gas pump found an explosive device attached to her car. She called for help Wednesday and the area around a Fred Meyer store was temporarily blocked off while a bomb squad responded.

Police Cmdr. Mike Hirman told The Seattle Times that officers confirmed the item was an improvised explosive device. No one was hurt.

The woman found a fused device with tape around it attached to her gas cap. Police said she took it off and put it on top of her car, then called police.

A bomb squad neutralized the device.