Police: Package at Mpls. school not bomb

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minneapolis police say a suspicious package that prompted a charter school to be evacuated was not a bomb.

A parent found the package on the street near the front door of Fraser Academy in northeast Minneapolis around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Students and teachers were evacuated to St. Mary's Church.

The Minneapolis bomb squad used a robot to examine the package. KSTP-TV reports police blew up the package and found it wasn't a bomb.

No other details were released.

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Information from: KSTP-TV

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