Two explosive devices found in Northland traffic stop
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Posted: 10/23/2012
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By: 41 Action News Staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two explosive devices were found in a vehicle during a traffic stop in the Northland on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Kansas City Police Department, an officer spotted what he believed to be a pipe bomb in a vehicle he pulled over on Roanridge Road near Interstate 29 for a traffic violation.
The department's bomb and arson squad responded to the scene. One explosive device in the vehicle was detonated, a second one was found to be inoperable.
Northbound I-29 at 56th Street was briefly closed, but reopened just before 4:30 p.m. The 56th Street exit opened around an hour later.
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