Washington Monument Bomb Threat!

Posted on October 7, 2005

D.C. Police Evacuate Washington Monument

The Washington Monument was evacuated Friday after a bomb threat was called in to local police.

U.S. Park Police Sgt. Scott Fear said the call came in at 2:24 p.m. EDT and the monument was evacuated a short time later. Bomb-sniffing dogs were called in and two blocks between Constitution and Independence avenues were closed off.

An initial search turned up nothing worrisome.

A law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because other agencies were handling the case, said the credibility of the threat was low but officials did not want to take any chances.

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4 Responses to “Washington Monument Bomb Threat!”

pantheria on October 7th, 2005 4:36 pm

they intercepted a letter that alerted them to this activity … gee so now any little thing everyone is watching , I guess they are taking no more chances and I do not blame them , better safe than sorry ..
Jakester on October 7th, 2005 4:47 pm

sounds like another dud, to make everyone get complacent. The Wash Monument is granite and steel and won’t buckle too easy.
james on October 7th, 2005 5:01 pm

the washington monument is the tallest free standing stone structure in the world. i.e. it aint made of steel, jake
Hidden Nook on October 8th, 2005 12:14 am

This is sorta creeping me out. I wonder if this is just a test like in the movie “Under Seige” where a fake one was done to test response time.

Grr…if it is some punk kids though, I hope Uncle Sam finds them and gives them a whoopen that they will never forget!