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Unexploded Military Device Closes Roads Near Laurel

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A surprising find in Anne Arundel County lead to several road closures in the area Wednesday morning.

Contractors at a construction site discovered an unexploded military device on Laurel Fort Meade Road near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway around 8 a.m.

The bomb squad, a hazmat team and county firefighters worked to dispose of the device, and roads were reopened around 10:15 a.m.

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