A Walmart in St. Marys, Georgia, was briefly closed after a report of a suspicious briefcase, St. Marys police said Saturday evening.
The store was evacuated after reports that the package was left in the parking lot.
Bomb technicians had exploded the package and found nothing inside of it.
Explosives technicians are on the way from Savannah as a precaution, police added.
The Walmart is back open, police said.
#BREAKING Walmart in St Marys evacuated because of suspicious briefcase. Police tell me the area will be off limits for AT LEAST an hour. Explosives technicians are on the way from Savannah as a precaution. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/7Yx6nSJiXs
— Ashley Homrich (@AshleyWSBTV) March 25, 2018
St. Mary's Walmart evacuated after a briefcase was abandoned at the entrance. @ActionNewsJax
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) March 25, 2018
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