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A man indicated via telephone that a specific SEPTA bus running along Oregon Avenue contained an explosive device last week.
Police K-9 and Bomb Squad units responded to the 1000 block of Oregon Avenue where the G bus had pulled over after an unknown man called a SEPTA service manager at 8:17 p.m. Jan. 27 alerting the employee that there was a bomb on the No. 8012 Route G bus, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The driver and passengers were escorted away from the vehicle and police did a sweep of the bus, which was then declared safe.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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