Suspicious duffel bag found at East 55th Street RTA Rapid Station in Cleveland, bomb squad at scene

[liberal N proud]

Source: News Channel 5 - Cleveland

CLEVELAND - RTA confirms a suspicious duffel bag at the RTA Rapid station located at East 55th Street and Woodland Avenue in Cleveland.

The package was reported around 9:30 a.m. The Cleveland Division of Police Bomb Squad and K9 dogs are at the site investigating.

The area and buildings surrounding the station have been evacuated. The I-490 entrance ramp from East 55th Street is closed.



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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, what fresh hell is this?

I'm glad people are being observant so that this sort of thing can get taken care of.

[Myrina]

2. Yes America, panic. Its what you do best.

"The sky is falling the sky is falling omg we're all gonna die quick someone tell us what to do where to go what to think who to blame squawk squawk squawk!!!!"

[leftynyc]

4. I doubt you'd be this uncaring

if you lived in either NYC or Boston. If an unattended package being called to the attention of the authorities defines panic to you, I feel very sorry for you.

[graham4anything]

7. +1

[kirby]

10. Actually...

It is the mainstream news reporting of an unattended package which promotes the panic. Certainly it should be reported, but every unattended package does not warrant a national news story or DU late breaking news

Not to mention it was a non-event and the all-clear given.

http://fox8.com/2013/04/16/rta-station-evacuated-after-package-found/

[leftynyc]

12. Interesting, but absolutely nothing to do with

the post I was responding to. The poster involved was just being an asshole.

[distantearlywarning]

5. I live in Pittsburgh and I take public transit every day

Personally, I would prefer that the cops come check out suspicious unattended packages at my bus stop, even it means that sometimes they turn out to be nothing.

[leftynyc]

9. That's because you live in the real world

and not the fantasy one that some here like to pretend it is. If I see something unattended and seemingly belonging to nobody, you bet your ass I'll get a cop to check it out.

[Javaman]

8. Really?

[TexasTowelie]

3. Evil.

Just what the world needs.

[Mike Daniels]

6. What's sad is some sick pricks will probably leave sealed but empty containers lying around

just to see what type of reaction it gets from the public and law enforcement.

[leftyohiolib]

11. i saw that ,had to reroute cause 55th was blocked - bomb squad took away what ever was there