Arlington National Cemetery remains closed after bomb threat
By Federal Times staff
Sep 8, 11:23 AM
Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment also known as The Old Guard place flags in front of each headstone for "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Thursday, May 25, 2023, to honor the Nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia remains closed to the general public and funeral services were delayed by a bomb threat.
“ANC will remain closed today to visitors and family pass holders, following a bomb threat investigation,” according to the cemetery website. “Nothing suspicious was found, and law enforcement safely cleared all areas.”
Scheduled funerals will be conducted later today, it said.
Earlier, cemetery officials and Joint Base Myer Henderson-Hall emergency services reported they were responding to a bomb threat. The public was requested to avoid the area and wait for updates posted on social media platforms.
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