Neighborhood Evacuated After Home Buyer Of Recently Foreclosed House Finds Apparent Pipe Bomb On Premises

In Spartanburg, South Carolina, WSPA-TV Channel 7 reports:

• The Spartanburg County Sheriffs Office bomb squad was called to a home on Rock Springs Drive in Spartanburg Tuesday afternoon. The Westview Fairforest Fire Department evacuated part of the neighborhood, after the homeowner and some workers, discovered what appeared to be a pipe bomb below the house, complete with a fuse.

• The homeowner had no idea where it came from, saying the home was recently purchased two weeks ago, after the home was under foreclosure. The bomb squad spent more than two hours, in protective suits, getting the device and placing it in a special truck. The devide was taken to a special location where it will be xrayed and then detonated.

Source: Neighborhood Evacuated After Possible Pipe Bomb Found Under Home.