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Man Arrested After Suspicious Device Report Shuts Down Streets Around TD Garden

BOSTON (CBS) -- Streets around the TD Garden were shut down Wednesday night as police investigated reports of a suspicious device.

The report came in around 11:30 p.m.

A SWAT team was called in, and WBZ-TV crews spotted a bomb squad robot at the scene, checking out an SUV.

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Police search an SUV after a report of a suspicious device near TD Garden Wednesday night. (WBZ-TV)

Sources told WBZ-TV that a man who said he had a bomb in the area was found in a vehicle and arrested.

He was taken to a local hospital for precautionary reasons.

Causeway Street and North Station were closed as police responded.

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