Bomb threat forces evacuation of Springfield Town Center

SPRINGFIELD, VA. – Police have evacuated the Springfield Town Center following a phoned-in bomb threat on Tuesday afternoon.

The Fairfax County Police Department reported {that a} name was obtained at 4:27 pm from an unknown quantity. The caller claimed that there have been 20 pipe bombs hidden contained in the shopping center.

Out of an abundance of warning, authorities instantly cleared the constructing and evacuated all customers and staff. Officers, alongside an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, are at the moment on the scene conducting an intensive search of the property.

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Police are actively investigating the supply of the threat and have requested the general public to utterly keep away from the realm whereas the clearing operation is underway.

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