Bomb squad blows up suspicious suitcase at Burien Transit Center

02/01/2010

A suitcase chained to a bus schedule sign at the Burien Transit Center was blown up early Monday morning by a police bomb squad.

It contained only clothes.

A Metro bus driver spotted the suitcase around midnight at the center, located at 14900 4th Avenue Southwest.

The transit center and surrounding roads were reopened about 5 a.m. in time for the Monday morning commute.

Police had closed off 4th Avenue Southwest between Southwest 148th Street and Southwest 150th Street.

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