The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Tuesday, August 30, 1994               TAG: 9408300430
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

PIPE BOMB DETONATED

Police early Monday detonated a pipe bomb that was found in the parking lot of the Virginia Beach office of The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star.

A police officer spotted the device about 11:45 p.m. Sunday as he was patrolling the parking lot near the Virginia Beach and Independence boulevards across from Pembroke Mall.

About two hours later, a police special operations unit disarmed the device by blowing it up.

There are no suspects, and the motive is unknown.

KEYWORDS: EXPLOSIVES by CNB