Colo. student arrested after explosives force evacuation of school; teacher carried it outside

Published May 14, 2013
Associated Press

LAFAYETTE, Colo. – A Colorado teacher found a suspicious package inside a high school in Lafayette and took it outside, where police detonated it.

A 16-year-old student was arrested after the explosive device was found at Centaurus High School Monday morning.

Lafayette Police Cmdr. Gene McCausey tells the Boulder Daily Camera (http://tinyurl.com/d6cw7n2 ) the device similar to a pipe bomb forced the evacuation of the school and the closure of a nearby road for several hours.

McCausey says the device could have hurt people nearby had it exploded.

The FBI and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are involved in the investigation.
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Information from: Daily Camera, http://www.dailycamera.com/

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