Bomb squad disposes of battery-filled backpack in central Lincoln neighborhood

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A suspicious backpack led to several authorities responding Thursday evening to a central Lincoln neighborhood.

The Lincoln Police Department said Lincoln Fire & Rescue crews and officers were sent to 25th and J streets around 11 p.m. on a report of a suspicious article.

LFR’s bomb squad found several batteries linked together inside a backpack, according to police.  There were no chemicals or explosives in the backpack.

But officers were on the scene for about two hours as the bomb squad safely disposed of the backpack.

It’s unclear where the backpack came from.