Thursday, May 10, 2007

Woman hopes for treasure, finds dynamite

Lori Artman thought she'd uncovered a fortune when she found an old wooden box partially buried in her backyard.

But there was no hidden loot in the box -- just dynamite.

"We were hoping for money, a buried treasure," Artman said. "Instead we just had a crazy day with the bomb squad."

The box was found Friday when Artman, her boyfriend and her nephew were inspecting the fence around her property in Buffalo Township, about 25 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

They called police, who summoned the Allegheny County bomb squad...

--CNN

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