Authorities reported that They found two hidden devices made with fireworks at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa in Floridaforcing county police and the FBI to investigate.
The casino was evacuated twice while a bomb squad handled the devices.
A “crude concealed device with fireworks components” was discovered at the casino shortly before midnight Sunday night and quickly defused with support from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Disposal Team, the sheriff’s office said. Seminole Police Department told Fox News Digital in a statement.
The device was discovered in a men’s bathroom adjacent to the casino and part of the building was immediately evacuated.
The casino reopened around 3:00 a.m. Monday after the device was disabled and removed.
A second hidden device, related to the first, was discovered in a men’s bathroom shortly after noon Monday in the mezzanine area of the casino, which was evacuated.
The second device was located as part of the investigation and review of casino surveillance video.
The second device was also deactivated and removed with the help of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Disposal Team, and all areas of the casino have reopened.
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