Crime & Safety
Suspected Backpack Bomb Removed From North County Gas Station
The St. Louis Co. Bomb and Arson Squad removed the suspected explosive with a robot. They haven't said if it was really a bomb.
ST. LOUIS, MO — A north county gas station was briefly evacuated overnight after police received a tip that a suspicious backpack had been left near a propane tank in the parking lot. The incident happened around 1 a.m. Friday morning at the BP on Natural Bridge Road near Lambert Airport. The St. Louis County Bomb and Arson Squad removed the backpack with a robot and the gas station reopened before sunrise.
Police have not yet said whether it was really a bomb or not.
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