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<p>DURYEA &#8212; An old suitcase found outside the Duryea VFW on Thursday night led to an evacuation and a call to a bomb unit for assistance.</p><p>Ultimately, police determined there was no danger.</p><p>The scare started just after 10 p.m. at the VFW on Stephenson Street.</p><p>Placed near the back door, the unlocked suitcase was left &#8220;by the gas for the kitchen area of the building,&#8221; Duryea officers wrote on their Facebook page.</p><p>The suitcase reportedly had a message on it that stated: &#8220;please open me.&#8221;</p><p>Police evacuated the VFW and requested assistance from both the Duryea Fire Department and the Scranton Police Department&#8217;s bomb unit.</p><p>Police shut down the street in front of the VFW, and alerted nearby residents to the possibility that an evacuation would be necessary.</p><p>When the Scranton bomb unit determined there was no danger, the suitcase was removed by police and no homes had to be evacuated.</p><p>Duryea Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to contact them at 570-457-1721, ext. 2.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Duryea VFW evacuated, bomb unit called due to suspicious suitcase