Lee Parker thought he had hit the jackpot when he found a nice backpack abandoned on top of a trashcan in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Sunday. But as soon as he opened it, he says, he could tell something wasn't right.

At first, Mr. Parker believed that the item he pulled out of the backpack was a decorative candle, but he knew something was wrong when he spotted the wires. He and his friend Ivan White reported the bomb to police, after realizing it was likely connected to previous explosions Saturday night in New York City.

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