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Aug 1, 2007 11:41 pm US/Pacific

Bomb Squad Called To Synagogue For Strange Device

LONG BEACH, Calif. (CBS) ― A sheriff's bomb squad was called Wednesday to a Long Beach synagogue, where a briefcase with a possible "suspicious" device was found, but no explosives were found, authorities said.

The device was found in front of Temple Israel at 3538 E. Third St. about 3:30 p.m. between the synagogue and an apartment building, said Officer Nancy Pratt of the Long Beach Police Department.

As a precaution, a sheriff's bomb squad was called in an an area about the size of a city block was evacuated. At 6 p.m., it was determined the briefcase did not contain anything explosive.

It was not immediately clear what was actually in the briefcase.

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