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Suspicious package shuts down Bellevue street

Police are investigating a suspicious device found near a Bellevue bank Wednesday afternoon.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The incident happened between 100th and 102nd avenues on Northeast 8th Street.

According to police, witnesses saw a white man throw a cylindrical object out of his car window that had the words “blow-up” on it.

A bomb squad with the Bellevue Police Department was sent to the scene.

The Washington Federal Bank was evacuated.

Northeast 8th Street was shut down for police to investigate.