The FBI is looking into an explosion near the Colorado Springs NAACP chapter

The FBI is looking into an explosion near the Colorado Springs NAACP chapter
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The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating an explosion on Tuesday near the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP.

A homemade explosive device was set off outside a barbershop next door to the local NAACP office. Police told The Associated Press that there were "no injuries and only minor damage."

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.