COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- A tense day at a North Idaho High School. Three small explosives found near Coeur d'Alene High School prompted a lock-down. The crudely made devices, about the size of a baseball, exploded Wednesday night The remnants were found Thursday. Investigators said the devices exploded at the football field sometime around 7:30 p.m.
Once the explosives were found, police began a precautionary sweep and recommended the school go into lock-down. Police started searching the halls and outside the school for any additional explosives.
Some students thought the lock-down was just a drill.
"Because it's the beginning of the year and we always have to have our fire and lock-down drills so we know what to do. So I was just thinking I was going to sit tight for ten minutes," said one student.
The lock-down lasted for an hour and fifteen minutes. Police said the three explosive devices consisted of rolls of gun tape with a firework wrapped inside.
"It was down at the football field but obviously we have people coming in from P.E., down at the football field, down at the parking lot. Could be coming in for a college class so you have got a lot of movement on campus all day long. The bottom line is we just wanted to make sure everyone was safe," said one investigator.
Police took the three explosives, finished their search, and the school day went back to normal. Police do not have a suspect at this time.
