‘Suspicious package’ in Albertsons parking lot was briefcase, El Paso bomb squad says

An El Paso police bomb squad “cleared” a suspicious package found overnight in a west side grocery store parking lot that turned out to be a briefcase.

Authorities did not indicate what the briefcase contained, but gave the all-clear after examining it.

The item was found around 3:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Albertsons store located at Mesa and Resler. The scene was cleared around 4:15 a.m., police said.