Utah: Kaysville Police called to detonate pipe bomb near school


The Kaysville Police Department responded to a call involving a homemade explosive near an elementary school Saturday afternoon, which ended up being a pipe bomb.

The suspicious homemade firework or pipe bomb was located on the southeast side of Endeavour Elementary School. Due to the threat of denotation, police contacted the Davis County Bomb Squad to assess the situation. The pipe bomb was safely detonated and the remnants have been collected for further analysis.

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Source: KSL News


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