Bomb is dropped off at a Newhall business for disposal
A cluster bomb was dropped off Wednesday afternoon at a business in Newhall for disposal, sheriff’s officials said.
The bomb was left about 2 p.m. at a military supply store in the neighborhood of Newhall Avenue and 8th Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Members of the sheriff’s department’s Arson and Explosives Detail arrived in the area about 45 minutes later. Bomb experts safely detonated the device just after 3:30 p.m., sheriff’s officials said.
At one point, deputies tweeted that evacuations were underway at a nearby community center. But they later said the center was not evacuated.
Deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station described the device as a cluster bomb, which releases projectiles when detonated.
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UPDATES:
3:49 p.m.: This article was updated with bomb experts safety detonating the bomb.
This article was originally published at 3:03 p.m.
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