The DC Police Department investigated a bomb threat call in the 1000 block of 14th Street, Northwest, Washington DC on Friday. Police had blocked off K Street as a result. The Washington Post building is in the area which had sparked speculations, and authorities provided an update on the matter.
They shared an update on the incident on X “MPD is currently on scene investigating a bomb threat is the 1000 block of 14th Street, Northwest. There is NO shooting in this area,” they wrote.
DC police added “No incident has occurred at the Washington Post building. MPD continues to investigate a bomb threat inside a building in the 1000 block of 14th Street, NW.”
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They further continued “MPD has cleared the original bomb threat call in the 1000 block of 14th Street, NW. No hazardous material was located. Roads will reopen shortly. Thank you for your patience!”.
The bomb threat call comes amid heightened tensions with Iran, which has law enforcement officials on alert about domestic attacks. Yesterday, there was a shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia, and Mohamed Jalloh the suspect killed in the incident, had ISIS links. In Michigan, a Lebanese man naturalized as a US citizen is believed to have rammed his car into the Temple Israel synagogue. CNN reported his car had explosives, and he is believed to have been armed as well. He was killed by security guards there.
Visuals from DC show massive police presence
An online news page shared a video from the scene, showing plenty of first responders. The vehicles appeared to be clearing out as the police had deemed the threat to be cleared.
A freelance media person shared photos and wrote “In the middle of a bomb threat in downtown DC an active shooter call was received by the police. Police have investigated the active shooter and given the all clear, but the bomb threat remains and is being investigated by the bomb squad.
The person shared more pictures of the street closure and wrote “Bomb threat closes 14th and K NW in downtown DC.”
Reactions to DC bomb threat news
Several people reacted to the news about the bomb threat in DC. “WW3 IS GETTING WORSE. Bomb threat in downtown DC,” one person remarked, referring to the conflict with Iran which saw Israel and the US take out Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in joint strikes.
There was also a bomb threat to the Fenwick Library at the George Mason University in Fairfax, which led to the closure amid an investigation. Authorities said the threat was not confirmed and the closure was out of an abundance of caution.