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Bomb threat reported at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling [UPDATE]

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling bomb threat suspicious package

Update: Following an investigation into a suspicious package, a building at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling that had been on lockdown was given the all clear.

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on lockdown after reports of bomb threat. A suspicious package in a building is being investigated by the officials.

A building on base has been evacuated, and several other buildings have been placed under shelter after reports of suspicious package.

Around 12:35 p.m., a safety advisory was posted on the base’s Facebook page.

“SAFETY ADVISORY | A suspicious package has been detected at Bldg. 412 on JBAB. A 1,000-foot cordon has been established. Personnel are asked to avoid the area until further notice.” Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling said in a Facebook post.

A 1,000-foot cordon has been established around the package, which is located in Building 412. Personnel have been directed to avoid the area.

Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling is a 905-acre military installation, located in Southeast, Washington, D.C.

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