Bomb Found; 34 Homes Evacuated
Police evacuated 34 homes here Saturday morning after a passerby found a home-crafted explosive lying in a brush area, authorities said.
The Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad detonated the explosive at the scene shortly after the police were called at 8 a.m., said Sgt. Al Yarbrough of the Foothill Division.
“This was a bomb constructed to cause injury,” Yarbrough said.
The residents evacuated around Polk Street and Norris Avenue returned to their homes after about two hours.
Last week, authorities found another homemade bomb at the Sylmar post office, Yarbrough said. But significant differences between the two explosives lead police to believe that the incidents are not related, he said.
Police have made no arrests in either incident, Yarbrough said.
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