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Bomb squad issues all-clear after backpack found near federal building

Posted at 9:01 AM, May 01, 2015
and last updated 2015-05-01 12:17:37-04

RICHMOND, Va. -- The bomb squad has given the all-clear at 8th Street, between Clay and Marshall Streets in downtown Richmond, after someone spotted a backpack in front of the federal building that houses the IRS. Police said the backpack was not a threat. Traffic was blocked and GRTC rerouted buses in the area during the investigation.

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