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BREAKING NEWS: Downtown Louisville is blocked off after suspicious package of white cylinders with wires is found at bus stop
- Five white cylinders with wires were found at a Louisville, Kentucky, bus stop around 8am on Friday
- Jefferson Street between Third and Sixth Streets have been shut down as a bomb squad investigates and removes the suspect bombs
- The bomb squad was seen releasing a robot from an armored vehicle, which then rolled toward the bus stop and placed the devices into a black bin
- All people confined within the area are asked to shelter in place by police
- The bus stop is located near City Hall and Metro Hall and it is unclear who discovered the bombs
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Downtown Louisville has been blocked off after a suspicious package of white cylinders with wires was found at a bus stop.
The suspicious package contained at least five white cylinders that were labeled Bomb 1 and 2 and was found bundled together behind a bench at the 5th Street and Jefferson Street bus stop on Friday morning.
The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) said the devices appear to be a pipe with wires protruding from it, WHAS 11 reported.
It is unknown who discovered the bombs or who placed them at the bus stop.
The LMPD announced shortly before noon that it was ‘examining the object’ through X-rays and are ‘actively canvassing’ the area.
Authorities have not confirmed what the X-rays have found.
According to Fox 10, the first cylinder leaked liquid, but the other ones did not.
Several streets have been shut down as the LMPD’s bomb squad investigate the incident. Those confined within Jefferson between Third and Sixth Streets are asked to shelter in place.
Geared-up police and a SWAT team members are investigating the surrounding area for ‘any other potential threats.’
Five white cylinder with wires attached and labeled Bomb 1 and 2 (pictured) were found at a Louisville bus stop around 8am on Friday
Police have shut down the surrounding streets and the bomb squad released a robot (pictured) to collect the suspected bomb
The bomb robot helped authorities approach the suspected explosives safely
Video footage from WLKY’s Mark Vanderhoff shows the bomb squad released a robot from an armored vehicle and it can be seen rolling toward the suspected bombs.
The robot was also seen placing the bombs into a black bin.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are also reportedly looking inside trash cans in the surrounding areas to see if there are more potential explosives around.
An officer was also seen wearing a ‘blast suit’ as he collected the bucket the robot put the suspected bombs in.
A Hazardous Incident Response Team (HIRT) has also reportedly arrived on seen and men in hazmat suits are surveying the area.
At least 40 law enforcement vehicles have been seen near the bus stop, according to WHAS 11.
The bus stop is located in a hot spot and is near City Hall and Metro Hall, according to WLKY.
The LMPD has also rescheduled its Recruits Graduation that was supposed to take place at Metro Hall ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
A bomb squad truck was seen outside the scene and men in hazmat and bombs suits have been seen surveying the area