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updated 11:36 p.m. ET June 27, 2007

SALT LAKE CITY - A suspicious package left outside a fast-food restaurant Wednesday turned out to be a trumpet that has sounded its last note.

Someone noticed a suspicious package, and several blocks were closed down for about two hours as police investigated.

A robot detonated the case — and the fears were resolved.

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“Some very alert citizens watched this package for a considerable amount of time and then they called the police thinking it didn’t look right,” Salt Lake City police Detective Gary Trost said.

“Gratefully enough, it was just a trumpet.”