LOGAN, UT (LOOTPRESS) – Police detonated a suspicious device found outside Old Main at Utah State University on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a temporary evacuation of the building.

The device was discovered around 2:45 p.m., and university and local law enforcement responded.

Students and employees were alerted through the Aggie Alert system, and the building was evacuated as a precaution.

Officers determined the device was non-explosive, but the bomb squad detonated it out of caution. An all-clear was issued at 3:45 p.m., and normal activities resumed.

Campus security remains heightened as the university, working with local, state, and federal partners, takes precautions ahead of a Turning Point USA event hosted by a registered student club in Old Main.

Officials do not believe the i

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