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Summary A package spread panic which was actually a box full of mooncakes, pastries with sweet fillings.
Police in the southern Taiwan city of Kaohsiung mobilised the bomb squad after a suspicious package was found in a subway station toilet, only to find it contained nothing more dangerous than mooncakes.A cleaner called police to report the package left on top of a waste bin. Part of the station, known for its stained glass ceiling, was cordoned off and explosives experts were called in.TV pictures showed a police officer in a full protective suit entering the toilet carrying specialist equipment while other officers waited outside with more gear.The officer then emerged carrying a bright blue cardboard box full of mooncakes, pastries with sweet fillings traditionally eaten at the Mid-Autumn Festival.It was x-rayed first to see what it was and whether there was any chemical or electrical reaction, local police station chief Cheng Ming-chung told TV.Someone must have put it down to use the toilet and forgotten it when they left, he said, adding that the police would continue to investigate.
