Possible torpedo found near Coweta County homes forces evacuation
Possible torpedo found in Coweta County (FOX 5 Atlanta).
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - Several homes were evacuated Thursday after officials said what appeared to be a torpedo was discovered in Coweta County.
According to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office, the possible explosive was found near a home along Raymond Hill Road and River Park.
"The suspicious item in question is being taken to Vulcan to be properly destroyed," the sheriff's said in a statement to FOX 5.
Possible torpedo found in Coweta County
Several homes were evacuated as a precaution Thursday after a possible torpedo was found near a house in Coweta County. Officials say they have removed the device and it will be sent off to be destroyed.
it is unknown at this time whether the "bomb" is a live, a practice ordinance or a replica.
Agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)m assisted in the investigation.