Bomb Scare Forces Penn Station Evacuation
From Times Wire Reports
A bomb scare emptied the nation’s busiest commuter rail station for about an hour, disrupting service on trains and subways.
The midday threat at Pennsylvania Station arose after a man threw a backpack at an Amtrak ticket agent and said it was a bomb, said Marissa Baldeo, a spokeswoman for New York City Transit. It was a false alarm, but the man was detained.
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