Bag left at mosque did not contain explosives, police say

Thursday, November 15, 2007 | 6:51 p.m. CST; updated 12:25 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

COLUMBIA — Columbia police say the man accused of leaving a suspicious package at the Columbia mosque Thursday afternoon — touching off a bomb scare and the closure of several downtown city streets — did not intend to harm anyone.

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