2:39pm–#Bridgeport CT–The State Police Bomb Squad is at Seaside Park with a suspicious package. Sources say the item resembles a pressure cooker. The bomb squad is preparing to detonate the item. Dormitories around University of Bridgeport have been evacuated near the area as a precaution. Earlier a toy gun was discovered by a passerby on Iranistan Avenue near the park.
By Stephen Krauchick
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