Possible ‘pipe bomb’ outside Walgreens in Bartlesville, Oklahoma as police evacuate the area over ‘suspicious device’

A POSSIBLE pipe bomb was found outside a Walgreens in Oklahoma, police say.

Cops rushed to the scene in Bartlesville after receiving a call just after 3pm on Wednesday.

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The shopping center in Bartlesville was evacuated as police investigated.

The Tulsa Police Department’s bomb squad was drafted in to assist.

“When officers arrived they observed what appeared to be a possible pipe bomb in the parking lot south of the drug store near the drive through,” said Captain Jay Hastings of the Bartlesville Police Department.

The area was evacuated just before 5pm on Wednesday and the shopping center parking lot was closed to the public. Cops gave the all-clear hours later.

The bomb squad “shot” what they believed to be a “suspicious device” and it will be sent to a lab for further examination, according to KJRH.

Cops do not know who planted the device.

Bartlesville is a town in Washington County, Oklahoma, about 50 miles north of Tulsa.

The Bartlesville Police Department did not immediately return The Sun’s request for an update about the reported bomb threat.