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Offline TomSea

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Arlington National Cemetery evacuated after bomb threat
« on: August 22, 2018, 04:45:38 pm »
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Arlington National Cemetery evacuated after bomb threat
The Hill  | 08/22/18 | Megan Keller

Posted on 8/22/2018, 10:23:40 AM by yesthatjallen

Officials at Arlington National Cemetery announced that they had evacuated the area after a bomb threat Wednesday morning.

All visitors and staff had been safely removed from the area and the emergency services are investigating, according to the statement.

"We will update the public as soon as we have additional information," officials added.

Read more at: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/403008-arlington-national-cemetery-evacuated-after-bomb-threat

Breaking, sounds important enough to post though I saw elsewhere but will probably be like other stories, just some crank call or something like that.

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Re: Arlington National Cemetery evacuated after bomb threat
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2018, 05:48:02 pm »
Just a guess but I am pretty sure the guards for the "Tomb of the Unknown" were still on duty. Tjey wouldn't leave during the hurricane.
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