San Diego police detained a person in a suspicious vehicle near the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont on Thursday afternoon following an investigation that evacuated nearby shopping centers and uncovered a Nazi flag and a suspicious canister found in the vehicle, according to the San Diego Police Department.
NBC San Diego has several crews at the scene, where police said they are still investigating what is inside the canister. The unknown device was discovered around 11:40 a.m. near Derrick Drive and Genesee Avenue.
San Diego police officers who were already at the Islamic Center at the time noticed the vehicle. Officers shared information about the vehicle to dispatchers, who then located the vehicle near the 4300 block of Derrick Drive…