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Man Brings Explosive Devices to Long Island Hospital, Police Says

Two floors of the hospital were evacuated on Tuesday night as a precaution measure after at least three homemade explosive devices were found in the man's backpack, but no injuries were reported.
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A man tried to bring self-made explosive devices into Stony Brook University Hospital, Suffolk County Police said at a briefing on Thursday.

The man, later identified as 33-year-old Robert Roden, was caught in the emergency department by university officers and brought into custody at around 9 pm on Tuesday after a suspicious package was found inside his backpack, and the county's bomb squad and canine unit were called to the scene.

Roden was charged with weapons possession, possession of a controlled substance, and criminal contempt after local authorities, including the FBI and ATF, searched his home and found multiple explosive devices there.

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