The U.S. Treasury Building and the Hotel Washington were evacuated on Thursday morning after the U.S. Secret Service received a report of a suspicious package near the White House in Washington, D.C.
According to DC News Now, the Secret Service confirmed that they received a call regarding a suspicious package at roughly 9:45 a.m. on Thursday and that law enforcement officials responded to the area around 15th Street near Pennsylvania Avenue NW, which is located near the White House.
DC News Now reported that in addition to the Secret Service, the Metropolitan Police Department’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team also responded to the scene of the suspicious package on Thursday. The outlet noted that the Metropolitan Police Department’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team later declared the area was safe from any threat posed by the suspicious package report.
While law enforcement officials were investigating the suspicious package report, multiple roads near the White House were closed. According to DC News Now, the D.C. road closures on Thursday included 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW at 15th Street NW, 17th Street from Pennsylvania to E Street, and from New York Avenue NW to E Street NW.
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The Secret Service told DC News Now that multiple roads remained closed as of Thursday afternoon.
Pictures shared on X, formerly Twitter, by media personality Phil Holloway show police officials with a bomb robot and a bomb suit near the site of the suspicious package report on Thursday.
“I’m not sure what’s happening outside the Treasury Department right now,” Holloway tweeted. “The entire block is shut down to vehicle and pedestrian traffic And a b@mb suit has been brought out.”
Shortly after sharing pictures of officials bringing out the bomb robot, Holloway shared another picture and an update saying, “Now the b@mb robot is being put back in the truck. Police are packing up.”
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