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| Explosives alert closes US port | Explosives alert closes US port |
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| A major US port in the state of North Carolina has been closed after containers carrying explosive material were found punctured in Morehead City. | A major US port in the state of North Carolina has been closed after containers carrying explosive material were found punctured in Morehead City. |
| People have been told to leave the area. The chemical involved, known as PETN, is a powerful explosive. | |
| The mayor said a forklift operator had accidentally punctured at least one container. No injuries are reported. | |
| The Morehead port - one of the deepest on the US East coast - is a major entry point for commodities. | The Morehead port - one of the deepest on the US East coast - is a major entry point for commodities. |
| A police spokesman told Reuters news agency: "As a precaution, they have evacuated the port area... everything indicates this was by accident." | A police spokesman told Reuters news agency: "As a precaution, they have evacuated the port area... everything indicates this was by accident." |
| PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, is used both in military ammunition and for industrial explosions. | |
| It was also the substance allegedly used by a Nigerian man accused of trying to destroy an airliner about to land in Detroit on Christmas Day. | It was also the substance allegedly used by a Nigerian man accused of trying to destroy an airliner about to land in Detroit on Christmas Day. |
| Reports say there is no sense of panic in Morehead City. | Reports say there is no sense of panic in Morehead City. |
| Resident Drew Hall told the Associated Press news agency by phone: "Everybody is going about their business. Why get nervous? Things happen. You can't freak out in times like this." | Resident Drew Hall told the Associated Press news agency by phone: "Everybody is going about their business. Why get nervous? Things happen. You can't freak out in times like this." |
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