Hungry Horse 'pipe bomb' confirmed a fake
Mary Cloud Taylor Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 2 months AGO
An alleged pipe bomb found in front of the Dam Town Tavern in Hungry Horse on Monday afternoon has been confirmed as a fake.
According to Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry, a bomb squad in Missoula disassembled the object, which was made to look like a bomb, to find it empty.
The Sheriff’s Office called in the bomb squad Monday at 6 p.m. after receiving a report of the bomb threat.
Groundskeepers allegedly discovered the object lying in the grass in front of the tavern while making their afternoon rounds.
A robot was sent in to retrieve and remove the alleged bomb from the scene where it was placed in a safe container.
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the incident.
No suspects have been arrested or charged.
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