Police in Virginia are searching for a bank robber who said he was armed with an explosive device in an incident that shut down U.S. 50 in Falls Church on Tuesday.

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Officers responded to the report of a bank robbery at the TD Bank at 6198 Arlington Blvd. on Tuesday at around 3:25 p.m., Fairfax County police said in a statement. A man entered the bank, claimed to have an explosive device in a backpack and demanded money, the statement said.

The man left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash. There were no injuries, but he left the backpack outside the bank, according to the statement. Police said they evacuated the bank and surrounding businesses while the bomb squad examined the backpack, which was declared inert shortly before 7 p.m. Arlington Boulevard at Patrick Henry Drive was shut down periodically to maximize the safety of passing motorists, police said.

The bank robber was described as a white male in his 50s, about six feet tall, with a thin build and gray hair in a ponytail, wearing sunglasses, a yellow hat, a gray shirt and jeans. Police believe the same man is responsible for a bank robbery on June 1 at the BB&T Bank at 8416 Arlington Boulevard.

A man wanted for a bank robbery in Falls Church. (Fairfax County Police)

Anyone with information about this man or either robbery is asked to call Fairfax County police at (703) 691-2131.