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Dsm Police investigation church bomb threat

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January 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Police are investigating a bombing threat at a Des Moines church. KCCI reports a crisis line counselor on the east coast called Des Moines police saying they had been in an online conversation with a person who said they had placed multiple devices outside Burns United Methodist Church.The person told the counselor that they were planning to detonate the devices hours later. The pastor of the historically Black church decided to hold services online as a precaution. Des Moines police searched the church and did not find a threat.