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 Piroschka Van De Wouw/ReutersPolice responded to a "suspicious occurrence" near the site of a Donald Trump rally set for tonight in Long Island, Newsweek reported. Contrary to rumors that swirled on social media, no explosive devices were found.
The update comes amid heightened scrutiny of the former president and current Republican nominee's security after a suspected second assassination attempt against him two days ago.
"We did respond to a suspicious occurrence in the vicinity of the Nassau Coliseum, however there was no validity of an explosive device being found," a representative of the Nassau Police Department told Newsweek. "We're unsure where this information originated, but we can confirm that no explosives were discovered."
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Ryan W. Routh, who was arrested following an apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump, was convicted on an explosives charge after the standoff in North Carolina.
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