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Police: Temple Package Was Newspapers
Temple Is Jewish Synagogue On Peachtree Street, Founded In 1867
POSTED: 7:09 am EST November 20,
2009
UPDATED: 9:02 am EST November 20,
2009
ATLANTA -- Atlanta police said a "suspicious package" left at the Temple on Peachtree Street was a bag of newspapers wrapped in rubber bands.The bomb squad was called after a caretaker discovered the package in a driveway.Peachtree Street had been closed, but police have reopened the busy street.According to the synagogue's Web site, The Temple is Atlanta's oldest synagogue and was founded in 1867. A dynamite blast blew a hole in the side of The Temple in 1958. No one was injured in the early morning blast. No one was ever convicted in the case.
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