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March 16, 2010
US embassy 'bomb' was Statue of Liberty
Published: 17 Feb 09 14:43 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/17650/20090217/
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A suspected bomb discovered outside of the US embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday turned out to be a Statue of Liberty souvenir.
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Adjacent streets were blocked off and bomb technicians were brought in to x-ray the package.
Following a careful investigation, the technicians determined that the suspected bomb was nothing more than a model of the Statue of Liberty.
“All the blockades have been lifted and police have left the scene. No threat has been directed at anyone,” said Stockholm police spokesperson Towe Hägg to the TT news agency.
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