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The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's bomb squad Monday night responded to a report of a “suspicious device” at a home near University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
The package described as an “odd box” turned out to be a fancy wedding invitation.
“The odd box at Campus Point Drive and Genessee Avenue was reported to officials at around 7 p.m.” reports NBC 7 San Diego. “The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s (SDFD) bomb squad checked out the package and ultimately determined it was not a threat.
“SDFD public information officer Monica Munoz said bomb squad investigators found the ‘device’ to be a fancy box with rhinestones on it which was, in fact, ‘an invitation to a wedding.’”
The person to whom the package was addressed to confirmed to police that he knew the soon-to-be-married couple who sent him the invitation. It is unclear whether he was the one who placed the call to police.
Unfortunately, police did not provide any pictures of the invitation with respect for the couple's identity.
What I want to know is how a wedding invitation with rhinestones on it could be confused as a possible explosive.
For more, check out footage of officials investigating at the scene.
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