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Police Detonate Live Pipe Bomb After San Jose Traffic Stop; Driver Arrested

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- Police detonated a live pipe bomb found in a car during a traffic stop in San Jose Wednesday night.

Officers stopped the driver of the car for a traffic violation near the intersection of North First Street and Matrix Boulevard at 8:48 p.m.

After a search of the vehicle, police found a suspicious device and called in a bomb squad.

KCBS' Matt Bigler Reports:

The bomb squad arrived shortly after 10 p.m. and detonated the pipe bomb without incident or injuries, police said.

The adult male suspect was in custody Thursday morning, police said.

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