VICKSBURG, Miss. — Vicksburg police say a school was evacuated after what appeared to be bomb was found in the library.
Students leaving Vicksburg Warren Junior High School @WJTV pic.twitter.com/Fh2HctMkHn
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Authorities detonate Explosive Device at Warren Central Jr. High (Vicksburg, MS) via /r/news @Daisyhead … pic.twitter.com/lSAnedduOv
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Police Chief Walter Armstrong told WAPT-TV (http://bit.ly/1RaOo9o) the device was found Wednesday inside a backpack in the library at Warren Central Junior High. Armstrong says a student told school officials after another student showed him the device. Two students have been detained pending investigation.
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Junior High Principal Cedric Magee says the school received a bomb threat.
Students were evacuated from the school just after noon and walked to nearby Vicksburg Junior High.
The Vicksburg Post (http://bit.ly/1ORGAb6) reports the device was detonated by a robot after being removed from the school building. No injuries were reported.
Officials didn’t immediately return calls seeking more information about whether it was actually an explosive device.
