Bomb Squad Secures Potential Explosive on Norwalk Trail

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(Norwalk, IA) -- A potential explosive device discovered along a Norwalk bike trail has been secured by police.

Officers responded earlier this morning to reports of a suspicious backpack in the 500 block of Beardsley Street.

The Des Moines Police Department Bomb Squad was called in to investigate and determined that the backpack contained a device with energetic materials.

The squad safely disassembled the items, and police say the investigation remains ongoing.


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