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All-clear after mystery bag found near Richmond synagogue

Posted at 6:56 PM, Oct 23, 2015
and last updated 2015-10-23 19:21:36-04

RICHMOND, Va. — Police who used a robot to investigate a suspicious bag found Friday evening near a synagogue in Richmond have given the all-clear.

Officers said the bag was found under some storm drain grating on the side of the street near Temple Beth-El on Grove Avenue and Roseneath Road around 5:15 p.m.

Just before 7:15 p.m., police determined that the bag was not a threat. Officials described it as a gym bag with clothes inside.

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