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Idaho transportation workers find 2 explosives under bridge

Idaho transportation officials say bridge inspectors found two undetonated explosive devices at the base of a bridge that spans the Snake River near Nampa. Both devices have been removed and destroyed, and a sweep of the area did not turn up any additional explosives.

Idaho Department of Transportation spokesman Jake Melder said the unexploded military ordnances were found underwater near piers supporting the bridge. A video of one of the devices posted by the Idaho Transportation Department online shows what appears to be a corroded artillery shell about 28 inches long.

ITD worked with a bomb squad from the Nampa Police Department, the Mountain Home Air Force Base and the U.S. Military to remove the ordinances and determine next steps.

Melder said it was the first time that an explosive device has been found near an Idaho bridge, and the department believes it is unlikely to happen again.

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