An explosion at a homeless encampment outside Harborview Medical Center in Seattle was the result of "multiple explosive devices" being detonated, possibly in connection to an ongoing battle for control of the drug trade among the homeless, according to a newly-released police report.

The explosion happened Friday morning, July 21, at the encampment that sits between I-5 and the hospital in downtown Seattle.

In a police report obtained by KOMO News, witnesses to the explosion said it was a targeted attack on a fentanyl tent where 20 "customers" were inside using drugs.

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