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Seattle police investigate suspicious package

Apr 24, 2013, 1:12 PM | Updated: 1:40 pm

Seattle police investigated reports of a suspicious package at King Street Station Wednesday afternoon.

Officers quickly determined that the package was nothing.

Mayor Mike McGinn and Congressman Jim McDermott were attending a groundbreaking ceremony at the newly renovated train station during the reports.

Seattle police spokesperson Renee Witt says they kept people out of the area during the investigation.

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