Bomb scare shuts down Orlando office park

Police block off area after citizen reports seeing a grenade in a driveway
Feb. 9, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. --

Police blocked off an office park in southeast Orlando after a suspicious device was found on Saturday afternoon.

A citizen called police at about 4:15 p.m. to report what appeared to be a grenade in a driveway at the Airport Business Center on Semoran Boulevard. The caller said he has served in the military and believed the device was real.

The office park was locked down and a bomb squad was called in.

After an investigation, Orlando police cleared the scene. They did not say what the device was.

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