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Posted: 2024-09-25T18:53:52Z | Updated: 2024-09-25T20:40:07Z

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) A man set off an explosive device at a California courthouse on Wednesday, injuring five people and leading to the evacuation and closing of the court complex and other city buildings, officials said.

A suspect was detained following the explosion that was reported shortly after 8:45 a.m. at the Santa Maria Courthouse in Santa Maria, sheriffs officials said. The small city of about 110,000 people is in Santa Barbara County, in Californias central coast region.

Scene remains active. Please continue to avoid the area, county sheriffs spokesperson Raquel Zick posted on the social platform X.

Zick later said the person detained was a man and that the blast came from an intentionally set explosive device. She said investigators dont believe there are any other suspects.

The bomb team is processing the scene and the suspect is still being interviewed, Zick later said on X.