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Suspicious Package Found in Front of Statehouse
< < Back to suspicious-package-found-front-statehousePolice responded to a suspicious package left in front of the Ohio Statehouse this morning.
The Columbus fire bomb squad detonated what appeared to be a backpack lying on the sidewalk.
Officials say they found personal items such as clothes and a cell phone in the backpack.
High Street from State to Broad St. was closed as authorities investigated the scene.
High St. is now open and the scene is clear.
Police are looking for the owner of the backpack.