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Backpack prompts evacuation at Wal-Mart in Islandia

A busy Suffolk shopping center was evacuated today after reports of a suspicious package. Police say a backpack was found outside of a Wal-Mart on Vets Highway in Islandia just after 1:30 p.m.

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Sep 3, 2013, 9:38 PM

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