Explosives experts defused a homemade bomb found in the backseat of a car early Friday after the driver was stopped for speeding in this eastern Los Angeles suburb, authorities said.
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The bomb was defused safely, but several industrial businesses in the area were evacuated and a main boulevard was closed for more than three hours.
After the driver was pulled over around 5 a.m., deputies "observed a package in the rear of the vehicle with wires coming out of it," Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Don Manumaleuna said.
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The sheriff's arson-explosives detail described the package as an "improvised explosive device," Manumaleuna said.
The driver, whose identity was not immediately released, was being held for questioning.














