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CNN New York offices evacuated after ‘bomb threat’, cops say ‘all clear’

Reuters | ByAssociated Press
Dec 07, 2018 11:39 AM IST

Police said a man with a southern accent called CNN just after 10 p.m. Thursday and said five bombs had been placed throughout the facility inside the Time Warner building at Columbus Circle.

Police have given the all-clear after a phoned in bomb threat forced the evacuation of CNN’s offices in New York.

New York City police officers stand by near the Time Warner Center in New York Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, after a bomb threat was called into the building and occupants were evacuated, including CNN employees. Police units swept the building with the NYPD bomb squad on standby. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)(AP)
New York City police officers stand by near the Time Warner Center in New York Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, after a bomb threat was called into the building and occupants were evacuated, including CNN employees. Police units swept the building with the NYPD bomb squad on standby. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)(AP)

Police said a man with a southern accent called CNN just after 10 p.m. Thursday and said five bombs had been placed throughout the facility inside the Time Warner building at Columbus Circle.

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Police said the building was evacuated and building security did a preliminary search. Police units then swept the building with the NYPD bomb squad on standby.

Outside the building, CNN’s Brian Stelter and Don Lemon continued to broadcast. Lemon said fire alarms rang and a loudspeaker told them they needed to evacuate during his live show.

In October, the building was partially evacuated after a suspicious package containing a crude pipe bomb was delivered to the company.

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