Explosives material was found on a Virginia school bus a week after the CIA used it in a police dog training exercise, officials have revealed.
The material was discovered inside the engine compartment of a public school bus in a Virginia suburb of Washington during routine maintenance, according to Kraig Troxell, a spokesman for Loudoun County.
The CIA conducted the training exercised from 21 March to 24 March at a school in Ashburn, Virginia.
Officials said the bus returned to service on Monday this week.
In a statement, the CIA said the material was inadvertently left by the agency's K9 unit and did not pose a danger to passengers.
The inert training materials used in the exercises are "incredibly stable", it added.
Mr Troxell said the training is conducted with other local public safety and federal agencies throughout the year.
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office said this type of training programme has been suspended until a thorough review of procedures is completed.
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