Bomb Scare Shuts Down Courthouse for Several Hours ; Police Close Nearby Streets and Evacuate the U.S. District Court, but the Suspicious Bag Contains No Threat.

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A section of downtown Portland was shut down for close to four hours Friday as police investigated a suspicious bag at the federal courthouse that turned out to contain old clothes and a cell phone charger.

A backpack, and a small duffel bag that may have fallen out of it, were found behind a bush near the entrance to U.S. District Court at Federal and Market streets.

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Bomb Scare Shuts Down Courthouse for Several Hours ; Police Close Nearby Streets and Evacuate the U.S. District Court, but the Suspicious Bag Contains No Threat.

Portland Police Chief James Craig said the backpack was most likely l...

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