'Bomb' in Sweden was a pen wrapped in tape

'Bomb' in Sweden was a pen wrapped in tape
Updated on

Summary Stockholm cops cordoned off the area around the object and bomb technicians found it was harmless.

Swedish police said a suspected bomb found in a Stockholm neighborhood turned out to be a pen covered in several layers of green tape.Stockholm officers cordoned off the area around the object, discovered at the side of a road in the Skondal section of the city, and bomb technicians who removed it from the scene for further study discovered it was harmless, The Local reported Monday.Police said a forensic investigation was being carried out to determine whether the green tape wrapped around the pen matches the tape wrapped around explosive devices recently found in the area.
Browse Topics