GALVESTON, Texas – A mailman who was checking outgoing mail at a Galveston apartment complex found a suspicious package that turned out to be a homemade explosive.
The mailman reported the suspicious package to police about 4:30 p.m. Monday. Officers responded to the scene at the Ashton Place Apartments on Lasker and called in the Texas City Regional Bomb Squad.
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Using robots and bomb technicians, the device was collected and sent in for forensic analysis. Officials determined that it was a homemade explosive.
The device did not detonate during the retrieval operation, and no one was injured.
The investigation is ongoing.