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May 4, 2008

Downtown-  According to San Diego Police, at 1:41AM officers responded to the Federal Courthouse in the 900 block of Front St to check a report of an explosion.  Officers arrived to find that the front door had been damaged by an explosive device.  The Metro Arson Strike Team (MAST) responded followed by various Federal agents to investigate the incident.

The device, believed to be a pipe bomb sent shrapnel across Front Street.  There were also reports of window damage on the eighth floor of a building across the street. There were no reported injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at (858) 565-1255.

Police vehicles block southbound access to the 900 block of Front St following the blast.

A pipe bomb was detonated at the front doors of the Edward Schwartz Federal Court House in downtown.

San Diego's Metro Arson Strike Team bomb squad arrives at the scene

San Diego's Metro Arson Strike Team bomb squad arrives at the scene

Officers of Metro Arson Strike Team confer prior to the start of their investigation

The device was detonated at this door, shattering the glass and sending fragments across the street.

Investigators comb the area for evidence

An ATF agent examines the crime scene