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GEORGE F. LEE / glee@staradvertiser.com
Top, an FBI agent wearing body armor attached a line to a sleeping bag found with a suitcase Saturday afternoon at the bus stop near the intersection of Ena Road and Kalakaua Avenue. Above, he eventually emptied the sleeping bag and luggage and found their contents to be harmless.
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GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
2011 November 12 WDA - A body armor clad FBI agent emptied 2 suspicious bags that were found at the bus stop near the intersection of Ena Road and Kalakaua Avenue on Saturday afternoon. HSA photo by George F. Lee
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Police closed McCully Street where it intersects with Ala Wai Boulevard and Kalakaua Avenue for about a half-hour Saturday afternoon before determining that a blue suitcase and green sleeping bag left at a bus stop in the area were harmless.
Police said they closed the streets about 2:30 p.m. after discovering the "suspicious" items across Ena Road from the 7-Eleven store at the corner of Ena and Kalakaua.
An FBI agent attached a line to the sleeping bag and separated it from the suitcase. The agent, wearing body armor, opened the luggage and emptied the contents, which turned out to be harmless. The contents included plastic shopping bags, a pair of tennis shoes and a blanket.
Law enforcement officers said the items were checked for radiation, X-rayed and inspected.
"Being that it’s APEC week and usually homeless people don’t just leave their stuff, that’s why we have what we have now," said police Sgt. Aaron Agmata.