ATLANTA -- A blue backpack at a popular Atlanta shopping and residential area raised major concerns late Tuesday.
Atlanta police said they were called to a parking deck at 1380 Atlantic Dr. around 8 p.m. where the backpack, deemed a "suspicious package," was found.
PHOTOS: Suspicious package causes evacuation in part of Atlantic Station
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The immediate area near the backpack was evacuated as a precaution as police investigated. The scene was eventually cleared when the backpack was confirmed safe, only containing personal items.
The shopping and residential center later confirmed the news on its Twitter account.
All is clear at Atlantic Station. The suspicious package was a backpack that contained nothing dangerous.
— Atlantic Station (@AtlanticStation) November 1, 2017
