The Virginian-Pilot
                              THE LEDGER-STAR  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, August 29, 1994                TAG: 9408290215
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

PIPE BOMB DETONATED IN PARKING LOT OF BEACON OFFICE

Police early today 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 intersection of 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. by CNB