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A coast guard boat patrols the waters surrounding the Statue of Liberty, Friday, April 24, 2015, in New York. The Statue of Liberty was evacuated as a precaution on
Friday after a bomb threat, forcing hundreds of tourists to be herded off the island.

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Bomb Threat Causes Evacuation of Statue of Liberty

L. FODERARO ment conducted security cific in terms of location.” of the dogs apparently re- woman for the Park Service
A. BAKER sweeps before giving the is- While throngs of visitors acted in a way that gave in New York, said there was
© 2015 New York Times land an all clear hours later. were directed back to the the officials cause for con- a limit of 375 people per
NEW YORK - The National The Park Service received a ferry boats, SWAT teams cern and prompted them day in the statue’s crown
Park Service evacuated bomb threat by telephone and bomb-sniffing dogs, to want to inquire further. and 2,200 people in the
hundreds of tourists from around 11:30 a.m., with the based on the island, soon “No package was found,” pedestal.
the Statue of Liberty and caller threatening to blow swarmed the area. the official said. It was un- The agency said all person-
Liberty Island on Friday after up the Statue of Liberty. The Park Service said lock- clear how many visitors nel and visitors were safe.
reports of a bomb threat. A law enforcement official ers near the base of the were at the site when the Those holding ferry tickets
Federal authorities and the described it as a “general- statue were of high interest evacuation began. may call Statue Cruises re-
New York Police Depart- ized threat” and “nonspe- at one point, because one But Daphne Yun, a spokes- garding rebooking.q
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