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Man arrested in Detroit casino bomb scare

DETROIT, Michigan -- As reported by the Detroit Free Press: "A 70-year-old Eastpointe man has been arrested after police say he left seven suspicious packages in the Motor City Casino garage Sunday.

"'They were fashioned to appear to be pipe bombs, but they were no threat,' DPD spokesman James Tate said this morning, adding that the man did not work at the casino. 'They used surveillance video, and he was a patron. It's still unclear on a motive as to why.'

"The man was arrested at his home at about 1 a.m. today by Detroit Police's Violent Crimes Task Force, the Michigan State Police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The man is being held by Detroit Police as the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office reviews the case today.

"The bomb scare left hundreds of patrons essentially trapped at the gambling tables after police shut down the parking structure for more than five hours.

"The discovery of a collection of suspicious objects in the structure thought to be bombs -- the first spotted by a security guard at about 5:20 p.m. Sunday, according to police -- triggered the parking structure lock down..."

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