Bomb squad defuses explosive in Jewish cemetery

The Essex County Bomb Squad defused an explosive device found in Jewish cemetery in Newark.
Officials say that the device was attached to a headstone at the B'nai Abraham Cemetery on South 19th Street and South Orange Avenue Monday.
The homemade explosive consisted of a non-military mortar taped to a container of lubricant, according to authorities. Investigators say that the device was not capable of exploding.
Officials say that they do not believe that the incident was a hate crime.
No arrests have been made.