Bomb squad detonates science project

Police in Portland, Ore., said a suspicious package that was destroyed by a local bomb squad turned out to be a school science project.

Investigators said the box, which featured a wire and screws sticking out of it, was found Saturday at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center with a note reading: Do not touch, KPTV, Portland, reported Monday.

The bomb squad blew up the box and police said they later learned it was a school science project that had been left at the center.

Portland Police Detective Mary Wheat said officers can’t be too careful, noting that two police officers were killed by a bomb at a Woodburn, Ore., bank two months ago.