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Harbison Walmart reopened after evacuation

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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -

Columbia Police Department officials say a "suspicious package" located inside the Walmart on Harbison Boulevard was just a back pack with an empty box inside.

Authorities with the Bomb Squad were called to the scene around 9:20 p.m. to investigate the scene.

Officials x-rayed the back pack and opened it by hand to discover the empty box.

As a precaution, folks inside the store were promptly evacuated. No one was injured.

The store has since been reopened.

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