Texas: Paris police investigating explosion from apparent IED


Officers in Paris responded to a scene of sparks raining down from overhead electrical lines at a vacant lot after an explosion was heard Thursday morning.

According to Paris Police, officers were patrolling the 600 block of East Houston Street at around 1 a.m. when they heard an explosion. The officers located fragments of what they identified as an improvised explosive device (IED) in the area of a vacant lot. Police say no one was injured in the incident, and no property damage was noted.

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Source: KXII News


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