Oregon: Police Detonate Homemade Bomb Left Outside Middle School


Police successfully detonated a homemade bomb found outside a middle school in Sherwood, Oregon, on Wednesday night, according to Sherwood School District.

At approximately 6:11 p.m., a “suspicious item” was found by a civilian on the athletic field outside Sherwood Middle School, after a person and a dog were playing in the field, according to a report on the district’s website. Police said the dog picked up the bomb, which looked like a ball. Law enforcement was called and arrived to investigate and evacuate the area before the detonation.

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Source: Newsweek