Suspicious Device Found Outside Of St. Ambrose Church, According To Police

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A suspicious device caused a scare at St. Ambrose Church in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia. Around 3 a.m. Sunday, police say they found a metal gas can with wires coming out of it outside of the church located on the 400 block of Roosevelt Boulevard.

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Those wires went into a plastic bottle full of fluid.

The items were discovered at the base of a church cross.

The bomb squad examined the device and determined it was not a threat.

An investigation is ongoing.

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