Clemente Bridge Reopens After Package Made To Look Like A 'Dangerous Device' Found
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Police were on the scene of the Clemente Bridge, which was closed off to traffic after a suspicious package that's unattended was found.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said law enforcement worked to check out an "unattended package" on Friday afternoon at around 10:45 a.m.
A man walking on the North Shore riverwalk noticed the package, police said.
ALERT: @PghPolice have closed Clemente Bridge to check an unattended package. Expect traffic delays on both sides of bridge. Avoid area. Updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/ULLYrNFwG6
— Pgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) October 4, 2019
About an hour later, Pittsburgh Public Safety said the package its Bomb Squad recovered was made to look like a "potentially dangerous device."
They say the package posed no harm and the scene is safe.
FINAL UPDATE: #ClementeBridge is now open again. Thanks for your patience. https://t.co/tRvT5yBvVG
— Pgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) October 4, 2019
After being closed at both ends, the bridge is back open.