Update - 11:50 a.m. Eastern:

Per the Nassau County Police Department Facebook page, police are questioning a person "who may have been training a bomb detection dog near the site" and "falsely reported explosives being found."

Update - 11:00 a.m. Eastern:

Per a report from Newsweek, Nausau Police have confirmed they responded to a "suspicious occurrence" near the site of the rally Wednesday morning, but deny that an explosive device was found.

"We did respond to a suspicious occurrence in the vicinity of the Nassau Coliseum, however there was no validity of an explosive device being found," a public information officer told Newsweek after a report about an explosive device at the rally circulated online.

The officer added, "we're unsure where this information originated, but we can confirm that no explosives were discovered."

 RedState will continue to follow the story and provide updates as they become available.

As if a second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump (Sunday in West Palm Beach, Florida) weren't enough, authorities in New York have now reportedly found explosives in a vehicle near the site of a planned Wednesday night rally in Nassau County, New York.

Police reportedly found 'explosives' in car near former President Donald Trump's rally site on Long Island ahead of his speech Wednesday evening.

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Sources in the Nassau County Police Department allegedly told One America News Network journalist James Lalino that the rally site 'perimeter was breached and a blue barrel was removed.'

In addition, during the K9 sweep they apparently 'found an explosive device in one of the vehicles.'

The sources allegedly said the driver ended up running into the woods. 

'No one saw if he had anything on him, they just saw him take off running. A lot of cars are now parking, they’re lining up on Hempstead Turnpike, just parking on the grass. Even over at Eisenhower Park, they’re just parking over there,' the source went on to tell Lalino according to a post on X.

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The rally is planned for 7:00 p.m. Eastern Wednesday evening, and Trump supporters have been lining up outside the venue for hours already. 

Now on Long Island — Trump supporters lining up 12 hours before a rally with the former president at the Nassau Coliseum. The parking lot was closed overnight for a security sweep. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/zTzO6yr5tX

— Derick Waller (@wallernyc) September 18, 2024

This is a developing story. RedState will provide further details as they become available.