MERIDEN, Conn. — A pipe bomb was found near Red Bridge in Meriden on Tuesday morning; officials said it was inert and did not pose any danger.
Police were called to Red Bridge at the intersection of Oregon Road and River Road around 10 a.m. Tuesday after someone using a metal detector in the river found what was believed to be a pipe bomb. It was found submerged underwater on the river bed, wrapped in a t-shirt, police said.
Connecticut State Police bomb squad responded and confirmed what was found was indeed a pipe bomb. The pipe bomb was determined to be inert, likely from being submerged in the water for so long, police said.
The bomb squad had been called out to the same part of the river in years past to retrieve similar pipe bombs.
"This pipe bomb was most probably in the water for many years and went undiscovered at the time the bomb squad was out for a similar call years ago," Meriden police said.
The area was evacuated Tuesday while officials responded, police said.
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