It must have been love, but it’s over now: sex toy placed in trash bin triggers DC bomb squad
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During Wednesday morning's rush hour, a major roadway in Washington D.C. was brought to a standstill for two hours after a suspicious device was spotted being disposed of in a trash bin outside a fire station.
The incident, which occurred on Wisconsin Avenue in the Tenleytown neighborhood, prompted a large-scale police and emergency response including a K-9 unit and the city's bomb squad.
Authorities ultimately determined that the suspected explosive was actually a sex toy for men, allowing normal traffic and operations to resume following the brief security scare.
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The Guardian World (GB)Highlights the traffic disruption during rush hour and police K-9 response.
WTOP News - Washington DC (Washington DC, US) (US)Focuses on the object's specific location outside a firehouse and its final identification.
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