US | Pittsburgh Bomb Scare Disrupts Pittsburgh Marathon Cops find device in microwave oven By John Johnson Posted May 2, 2010 1:01 PM CDT Copied A bomb squad member and a robot after detonating a device during the Pittsburgh Marathon May 2, 2010. A suspected explosive device inside a microwave diverted runners as they neared the finish line. (AP Photo/Tribune-Review, Philip G. Pavely) Pittsburgh police had to reroute the end of the city's marathon this morning after they discovered a "suspicious explosive device" inside a microwave oven, reports the Post-Gazette. They safely detonated the device with a robot. The incident comes with headlines of yesterday's Times Square bomb square still fresh. Pittsburgh cops were reviewing surveillance tapes to see if they could determine who placed the microwave on a city sidewalk. They released few details of what was inside, saying only that X-rays revealed contents "that were definitely questionable and highly suspicious." Read These Next CBS News boss pulls 60 Minutes segment critical of Trump policy. Slate examines the 'spiritual rot' of today's Vegas. Jimmy Kimmel is taking on a quirky British Christmas tradition. An actor known for his arc in The Wire took his own life at 46. Report an error