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 Marjorie Taylor Greene says her feud has put a target on her back. Trump order brings end to Buddy Holly tribute. Todd Snider, who helped shape Americana music, dies. Epstein, delegate texted as Michael Cohen testified about Trump. Report an error