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07:22 PM Mountain Standard Time on Thursday, November 2, 2006

By The Associated Press / Fox 11

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- An explosive device has gone off at Foothills Mall on Tucsons northwest side this evening.

Authorities with Northwest Fire and the Pima County Sheriffs Department tell KMSB-TV it exploded shortly after six p.m. in a trash can outside the Barnes and Noble bookstore.

One eyewitness described it as an "acid bomb" but there was no immediate confirmation of exactly what type of explosive.

A spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriffs Department said it was "some sort of an acid-type device which did explode."

The bookstore has been evacuated and the southeast corner of the parking area at the mall cordoned off.

There are no initial reports of injuries.

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