Hoax Devices Creating Gridlock In Boston

[rms () computerbytesman com]

No wonder the newscopters were flying over downtown Boston earlier this
afternoon.

Richard

http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/local_story_031135507.html

Hoax Devices Creating Gridlock In Boston
Devices Resemble Cartoon Character

(WBZ) BOSTON Bomb units scrambled across Boston and Somerville today to
investigate several suspicious devices.

The reports forced the temporary shutdowns of Interstate 93 out of the
city, a key inbound roadway, a bridge between Boston and Cambridge, and a
portion of the Charles River but were quickly determined not to be
explosive.

"It's a hoax -- and it's not funny," Gov. Deval Patrick said.

Officials at Mayor Menino's office say the devices resemble a cartoon
character.

It appears the devices feature a character from the cartoon, "Aqua Teen
Hunger Force,'" a show popular with college-age students.

The first device was found at an MBTA subway and bus station located under
Interstate 93 on Wednesday morning. The device was detonated and
determined to be harmless, but as a precaution the station and the
interstate shut down temporarily.

Then, around 1 p.m., four calls came into Boston Police reporting
suspicious devices at the Boston University Bridge and the Longfellow
Bridge, which both span the Charles River, and the corner of Stuart and
Columbus Streets and at the Tufts-New England Medical Center.

Another device was found in Somerville under the McGrath Highway Bridge.

"None have shown to be an explosive device at this point." Boston Police
Officer Eddie Chrispin said.

The Coast Guard has closed off a portion of the Charles River.

The FBI is assisting Boston police in the investigation.



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