The Chabad House Jewish Student Center in Bloomington, Ind., one of the targets in a recent wave of anti-Jewish vandalism.
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Santa Monica police said an explosion that sent an object hurtling onto the roof of a home near a Jewish school and prayer house was an accident — not a bomb.
Sgt. Jay Trisler said a mechanical failure caused a pressure buildup resulting in the blast.
Sgt. Marty Fine said the blast shattered windows at the Chabad House Lubavitch of Santa Monica and launched an object onto the roof of a building next door. TV reports showed a hole in the roof with a long cylinder poking out.
No injuries are reported. Fine said about 100 people have been evacuated from a four-block area while bomb experts investigate.
