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Published - Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Eden Valley City Hall evacuated after explosive turned in
EDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — The Eden Valley City Hall had to be evacuated after someone turned in an explosive device.
Meeker County Sheriff Mike Hirman says his office got a call Tuesday morning from the Eden Valley Police Department. Someone had found the device while cleaning out a storage shed and walked it in to the City Hall/Police Department.
The Minneapolis Bomb Squad was called and was able to remove the device and detonate it in a remote location.
The sheriff’s office is investigating.
Eden Valley is about 27 miles southwest of St. Cloud.
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