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Suspicious package shuts down Las Vegas freeway

Suspicious Bag Shuts Down I-15

L.E. Baskow

Metro police shut down the I-15 southbound at Tropicana Avenue due to a suspicious backpack on the road Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2014.

Updated Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014 | 4:03 p.m.

Suspicious Bag Shuts Down I-15

Bomb squad robots investigate a suspicious backpack on the road along the I-15 southbound past Hacienda Ave. on Wednesday, October 2, 2014. Launch slideshow »

Nevada Highway Patrol has reopened the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 between Sahara and Tropicana avenues after shutting them down for several hours because of a suspicious bag discovered on the side of the road.

Trooper Chelsea Webster said the bag, which was located on the freeway's right shoulder, was actually a backpack full of toiletries. She could not provide further details.

The on-ramps to the freeway have also reopened, Webster said.

A Metro Police bomb squad was on the scene during the investigation, and authorities used robots to inspect the object before determining it was not dangerous.

The package, which stood out from typical freeway debris, was discovered just after 1 p.m., Trooper Loy Hixson said.

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