Suspicious device destroyed by bomb squad was flashlight
Oct 8, 2012, 5:21 AM | Updated: 8:36 am
The Seattle Police bomb squad used a robot to destroy the suspicious device. (Image courtesy KING 5)
(Image courtesy KING 5)
The suspicious device destroyed by an FBI bomb squad outside the downtown Seattle FBI building appeared to be a flashlight with a blinking red light.
A Seattle police bomb squad used a robot to destroy the device that had been spotted by building guards around 2 a.m.
Seattle police closed streets around the Abraham Lincoln Building at Third and Seneca until the device was destroyed around 5 a.m. by the bomb squad. All streets reopened to traffic after 5 a.m.
The building is not marked as an FBI field office and there’s no indication whether the device was left on the sidewalk accidentally or intentionally.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
