3 homemade bombs found in Greene County

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Authorities have defused three small, homemade bombs that turned up in the Springfield area, including one that was placed in a mailbox.

The items were found Friday in Greene County. Sheriff's deputies said it was too early to say if the incidents were related.

A homeowner in southwestern Springfield told KOLR-TV he called 911 after opening his mailbox around 1 p.m. Friday and seeing a suspicious bottle under some paper.

Authorities said the plastic bottle was swelling by the time they got there. The Springfield Bomb Squad used a special long-arm tool to remove it from the mailbox.

Details on the other two homemade bombs weren't immediately available.