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Mar 8, 2009 4:13 pm US/Central

Possible Explosives Turned in to Marine Facility

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― Police Bomb & Arson Section investigators were called to a U.S. Marine Corps facility Sunday afternoon after a civilian turned in what he thought was two explosive devices to the Northwest Side facility.

About 12:30 p.m., officers from the police Bomb & Arson Section responded to 3034 W. Foster Ave. after a civilian reportedly turned over what he thought was an explosive device, police said.

As of 3 p.m., bomb technitians remained on the scene of the facility, which also functioned as a weapons turn-in, according to the Bomb and Arson Unit.

No injuries or evacuations have been reported, police said.

According to the U.S. Marines' Web site, a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve facility is located at the Foster Avenue address.

Further details were not immediately available.

Albany Park District police were also investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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