WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department was evacuated Monday as fire alarms sounded throughout the building but it was not immediately known why the complex was cleared.
Workers in the building were told by Justice Department personnel to go away from the building, across Pennsylvania Avenue, and stand on the sidewalk by the nearby headquarters of the FBI.
Security has been tight in the United States since last week's attacks at the Pentagon near Washington and the World Trade Center in New York that likely killed thousands of people.