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UPDATE: Bomb Squad Detonates Possible Grenade In Riverside

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Southampton Town Police are blocking off traffic on Riverleigh Avenue between the Riverside Traffic Circle and Ludlam Avenue. CAROL MORAN

Southampton Town Police are blocking off traffic on Riverleigh Avenue between the Riverside Traffic Circle and Ludlam Avenue. CAROL MORAN

A device used by the Suffolk County Bomb Squad to detonate an object that appeared to be a grenade off Riverleigh Avenue Friday evening. Southampton Town Police said they had not determined whether the object was a live grenade or a

A device used by the Suffolk County Bomb Squad to detonate an object that appeared to be a grenade off Riverleigh Avenue Friday evening. Southampton Town Police said they had not determined whether the object was a live grenade or a "dummy."

authorKyle Campbell on Oct 25, 2013
UPDATE: 6:50 p.m. A Southampton Town Police officer on scene said the Suffolk County Police Department Bomb Squad used a device to detonate the object, though it remained unclear if... more

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