Authorities Investigate Possible Pipe Bomb Near MassDot Regional Office (Updated)

Officials say a State Trooper saw a device that may be a pipe bomb while driving in the area this morning.

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Authorities in Massachusetts are looking into the possible discovery of pipe bomb near the MassDOT’s Division Six in Boston.

The Boston Globe reports that a State Police trooper spotted what State Fire Marshall Stephen D. Coan’s office called a "possible pipe bomb" near the Division Six building near South Station earlier this morning. The State Police sent their bomb squad in, while the Boston Fire Department has also responded and is ready to assist if necessary. 

UPDATE: According to the Boston Globe, the device was detonate by the State Police bomb squad for safety purposes.

[via Boston Globe]

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