Police: Highway rest stop safe, suspicious package found

ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) - State troopers say a Maryland highway rest stop is safe after a “suspicious package” was discovered outside.

WBAL-TV reports the Maryland House along Interstate 95 in Harford County was evacuated Thursday evening after the package was reported shortly after 4:30 p.m. It was declared safe roughly three hours later.

In a tweet, state police said both ramps to the rest stop facility had been shut down.

Troopers did not immediately disclose any other specifics about the package. No injuries have been reported.

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Information from: WBAL-TV, http://www.wbaltv.com