US | Pittsburgh Bomb Scare Disrupts Pittsburgh Marathon Cops find device in microwave oven By John Johnson Posted May 2, 2010 1:01 PM CDT Copied A bomb squad member and a robot after detonating a device during the Pittsburgh Marathon May 2, 2010. A suspected explosive device inside a microwave diverted runners as they neared the finish line. (AP Photo/Tribune-Review, Philip G. Pavely) Pittsburgh police had to reroute the end of the city's marathon this morning after they discovered a "suspicious explosive device" inside a microwave oven, reports the Post-Gazette. They safely detonated the device with a robot. The incident comes with headlines of yesterday's Times Square bomb square still fresh. Pittsburgh cops were reviewing surveillance tapes to see if they could determine who placed the microwave on a city sidewalk. They released few details of what was inside, saying only that X-rays revealed contents "that were definitely questionable and highly suspicious." Read These Next Jimmy Kimmel isn't happy to see Stephen Colbert go. A "horrific" incident killed 3 deputies in East Los Angeles. Trump says Rupert Murdoch will pay for ignoring his demand. In the early morning hours in East Hollywood, chaos. Report an error