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Posted: 5:37 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

Police: Firefighters find 3 Molotov cocktails inside east Charlotte motel

Molotov cocktails found
Molotov cocktails found

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —

Firefighters safely removed three Molotov cocktails from a motel room on Independence Boulevard Friday morning.

The explosives were found in the Econo-Lodge near the Bojangles Coliseum around 3:45 a.m.

Firefighters said the bottles were filled with alcohol or gasoline.

Molotov cocktails are considered dangerous and used to start fires.

Officers and firefighters were clearing the scene around 5:30 a.m.

Police told Channel 9 they still have not arrested anyone, but they are looking for the person who left the devices in the room.

No one was hurt.

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