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Bottle bombs hit city house

The Fort Wayne Police Hazardous Devices Unit was called to a reported bomb threat Wednesday after two soda bottles filled with acid exploded on a north-side home’s doorstep, police said.

Police were called just before 1 p.m. Wednesday to a home on Troon Way, near Coldwater and Dupont roads, where a resident told police a pair of two-liter bottles had been thrown against his door early that morning.

Police investigated the remains of the explosion, reported at 1 a.m. Wednesday, and a second blast at 1:20 a.m. The bottles had acid residue on them, the report said.

The bottles were placed in an explosive bunker to dry so police could then check the bottles for fingerprints, according to the report.

No injuries were reported. The report did not say whether the explosions caused any damage.