Trains disrupted after police respond to suspicious device in Elizabeth

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Monday, September 19, 2016
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ELIZABETH, New Jersey -- Trains are disrupted after police responded to a suspicious device at a train station in Elizabeth.[br /][br /]After a man found a suspicious device he thought was a bomb, he alerted Elizabeth police who responded, and thought it could be a bomb.[br /][br /]The device is currently secured, and is being investigated.[br /][br /][twitter ID="[br /]777713753152425984" /][br /][Ads /][br /]Police called in the Union County bomb squad who sent in a drone to examine even further; the drone indicated it could be a live bomb.[br /][br /]FBI is currently on-site, and a decision will be made on how to remove it.[br /][Ads /][br /]North East Corridor line train service is suspended between EWR and Elizabeth stations, due to police activity near Elizabeth.[br /][br /]NJ Transit providing shuttle buses.