Police in the City of South Fulton are alerting the public to “suspected explosives” being found near a shopping center.
Officers say they were called to an area of Old National Hwy. near Hwy. 138 at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.
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There, they found a “suspicious package located containing suspected explosive devices.”
Channel 2 Action News crews are on their way to the scene. Get the latest details on WSBTV.com.
Police say they evacuated the area. People in the area called Channel 2 Action News on Saturday morning to say several roads had been blocked off for a police investigation.
The FBI described it as a “hoax device.”
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The Atlanta Police Department Bomb Squad responded to the area.