'Unknown explosive device' detonates outside Lehigh County polling place
An explosive device went off near a polling place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday morning, as voters cast ballots in primary elections for a competitive congressional seat and other offices.
No one was injured and voting was not interrupted, county officials say.
“It was an isolated incident from everything we can determine,” Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said, adding that the county did not receive any threats and that only one polling place was impacted.
According to state police, around 9 a.m. an unidentified individual threw an “unknown explosive device” from a vehicle near the United Church of Christ polling location in Catasauqua, a suburb of Allentown, WFMZ reported.
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