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May 4, 2008 2:31 pm US/Pacific

Explosion Rattles San Diego Federal Courthouse

SAN DIEGO (AP) ― A suspected pipe bomb exploded at the federal courthouse in downtown San Diego early Sunday, damaging a door and blowing out a window.

FBI spokeswoman April Langwell says the loud blast occurred at about 1:40 a.m. at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse.

The device caused damage to the front entrance and lobby area of the courthouse.

Streets in the area have been closed.

No injuries were reported.

The explosion is under investigation and no arrests have been made.

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