Tampa Seminole Hard Rock Casino partially evacuated after 2 "crude" explosive devices found
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Two explosive devices were discovered hidden at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday and Monday, prompting partial evacuations, the police said Monday.
The devices were deactivated and removed from the premises, the Seminole Police Department said in a statement.
The first "crude concealed device with fireworks components" was found in a men's room next to the casino shortly before midnight on Sunday night. The device was "quickly deactivated with cooperation and support from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Bomb Disposal Team," the police said. "Part of the casino was immediately evacuated, then reopened about 3 a.m., after the device was deactivated and removed."
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