Posted on 12/12/2003 10:07:23 AM CST by tmp02
Updated: Friday, Dec. 12, 2003 - 11:04 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police now say a second suspicious package has turned up in Northeast Washington.
Sergeant Joe Gentile of the D.C. Metropolitan Police says a package that appears to be a briefcase was found in the 500 block of Oklahoma Ave., NE. It is being taken to parking lot "B" at RFK Stadium, where it will be disrupted.
An FBI spokeswoman tells WRC-TV the package was found about 25-yards from the first one. The location is right by the tracks that carry Orange and Blue Line trains. At the request of police, Metro has suspended service on parts of those two lines. Police are also closing Benning Road from 21 St. to Route 295.
The Orange Line has no service between Eastern Market and Minnesota Avenue, while the Blue Line is closed between Eastern Market and Benning Road.
An FBI spokeswoman says the first package has been blown open and is now being examined.
D.C. police say they received numerous threatening calls this morning.