Washington Monument Closed by Bomb Threat
A bomb threat forced the closing of the Washington Monument today, but no explosives were found, the National Park Service said.
A person who identified himself as a member of “Americans for America” called a local newspaper and television station at 10 a.m., park service spokesman Earl Kittelman said.
The caller told WJLA-TV that the monument would be destroyed at 4 p.m. In a later call to the Washington Times, the caller indicated that the monument would be blown up later in the evening.
Police bomb squads evacuated and searched the monument for three hours but found nothing, Kittelman said.
The monument was closed for the remainder of the day.
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