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7 Bombs Set Off Around Smuggler Mine

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Colorado prosecutors got an education after seven bombs were set off at Smuggler Mine near Aspen.

The demonstration by the Grand Junction Bomb Squad was a part of a session on understanding explosives presented by the Colorado District Attorneys' Council.

About 30 prosecutors are attending a conference in Snowmass this week.

According to the Aspen Daily News, road traffic was halted when the bombs were set off on Monday.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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