Posted on 09/12/2001 6:35:30 PM PDT by Nature Leseul
Empire State Building Area Evacuated in New York
September 12, 2001 10:19 PM EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The area around the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan was evacuated on Wednesday night after a possible bomb threat at the famous landmark, police officers said.
"There's a potential bomb threat at the Empire State Building," a police officer told Reuters. He said that he could not give any more information at the time.
A one block area around the Empire State Building was immediately cordoned off by police, eyewitnesses said.
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