Vancouver Police say the bomb squad was called in to detonate a pipe bomb found in a West Vancouver resident’s car Thursday night.
Just before 9 p.m. police conducted a traffic stop on East Cordova Street near Hawks Avenue. Police say the driver allegedly told them he had a homemade pipe bomb in his car so they called in the Explosive Disposal Unit.
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The pipe bomb was found, considered dangerous and safely destroyed.
The 33-year-old man from West Vancouver was the only person in the vehicle, and he remains in police custody as the investigation continues.
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