PIPE BOMB detonated on route of Jersey Shore military 5K race

No injuries were reported in the blast in Seaside Park around 9:30am on Saturday.

The third annual Semper Five run was cancelled, and the immediate area was put on lockdown.

The pipe bomb was in a plastic garbage can when it exploded.

 

A pipe bomb set in a garbage can (pictured) exploded in Seaside Park, New Jersey, before thousands of runners were due to take part in a charity 5K race to benefit marines and sailors

 

Detectives are now searching for a second suspicious device after a bomb exploded inside this trash can (pictured)

Authorities immediately cleared the boardwalk and beach area, and bomb-sniffing dogs were being used to search the area.

Officials said there was a report of at least one other explosive device that a state police bomb team would “make safe,” but further details were not disclosed.

Officials say runners had been scheduled to pass by the area around the time the blast occurred. But the start of the race had been delayed after an unattended backpack was found, and the area was mostly empty when the blast occurred.

Numerous state and federal law enforcement agencies are investigating.

It wasn’t clear when the boardwalk and beach will reopen.

The public was being urged to avoid the area.