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'Bomb' has healing powers

UPDATE 1:30 P.M.

What started out as bomb scare turned out to be nothing more than a pipe with "healing powers."

An employee at Kelowna Pick-N-Pull on Stevens Road in West Kelowna found what he believed could be a pipe bomb in a vehicle he was dismantling.

RCMP and the West Kelowna Fire Department were called in as a precaution.

RCMP Cpl. Joe Duncan said police took a picture of the device and sent it to the Explosive Disposal Unit in Vancouver.

In the meantime, Duncan said officers were able to contact the wife of the vehicle owner.

Duncan said, according to the woman, the pipe was filled with water and healing crystals.

"It gives off good spiritual vibes. It's like having a copper bracelet on your wrist," said Duncan.

EDU confirmed the device was harmless and cleared the scene.


ORIGINAL

Police are investigating the yard of Pick-n-Pull after something suspicious was discovered inside a vehicle.

Officials say that what appears to be the makings of a pipe bomb were discovered by an employee, inside a vehicle on the lot.

Castanet reporter Wayne Moore is on scene and says the yard is being evacuated, but no other information is being released.

We will have more information as it becomes available.



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