Mesa police investigating homemade bomb explosion

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MESA, AZ (AP) -

Authorities in Mesa are investigating the detonation of a homemade bomb at a city park.

Mesa police say the bomb went off about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at Candlelight Park.

Officers responded to a report of an explosion and found a detonated homemade explosive device.

Police say the device was covered in electrical tape and constructed in the shape of a pipe bomb.

They say no injuries were reported and no structures were damaged in the explosion.

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