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Renjers with National Park Service (NPS) responded to part of Blue Ridge parking nearby Asheville, North CarolinaSunday after receiving reports of a suspicious object in dirt.
NPS officials said the device was located near the intersection of the National Art Center around 11:45
Bomb Asheville Police Directorate, Federal Investigation Office (FBI)And the investigative office for the North Carolina State responded to the scene, as well as the crew of fire and ambulance from Asheville and Riceville.
NPS said that the center of folk art was evacuated and part of the parking was temporarily closed as a precautionary measure.
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Asheville, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Parkway, Center for Folk Art, Exhibition and Information Sign. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The specialists certainly removed the subject, and NPS said there were no current public threats.
The officials called the device a “improvised burning device”. Nps did not respond to Fox News Digital request for further information.
NPS announced that his branch for investigative services investigates the issue.
Anyone who has an incident information is encouraged to contact the NPS Branch for Investigation Services at 888-653-0009, by submitting advice Go.nps.gov/submititipor E -s the agencies on nps_isb@nps.gov.
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A makeshift explosive device was found on Sunday along the Blue Ridge parking near Asheville in North Carolina. (Thomas O’neill/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
Construction Blue Ridge Parkway It started almost 90 years ago at Cumberland Knobu in North Carolina, located on the border of Virginia.
Since then, Parkway has become an integral part of the mountains and the Appalachian community lying along its 460 -kilometer route, as well as the entrance to the culture and history of the region.
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469 miles of a picturesque road extends from Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (East)
With a top speed of 45 mph along its curved roads, Parkway also offers a chance to visit and enjoy the landscape. 264 views provide a beautiful view of the mountains and valleys, the release and sunsets, and the stars on clear nights.
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Parkway connects Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He begins at the Rockfish Gap, Virginia, intersecting Skyline Drive and Vijuga southwest through Virginia into the mountain western North Carolina.
Passengers will find camps and mountaineering trails, views of the life of Appalachian in small cities in places such as Floyd, Virginia, Small Cities of Roanoke, Virginia and Asheville, North Carolina, and many other treasures located in the mountains.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
