Kansas City: Bomb Scare Forces Evacuation Of Federal Courthouse

[Joanne98]

Source: Kansas City Dot Com


A bomb scare closed the U.S. District Courthouse in downtown Kansas City this morning, sending at least some employees home for the day.

At midmorning, a Kansas City police spokesman said the department was asked at about 8:45 a.m. to investigate a soft-sided cooler left near a garage door on the building’s east side. It had a note attached saying the contents of the cooler would explode, police said. The police bomb robot was expected to evaluate the package before police determine what to do.

Don Ledford, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office, said workers in the building were instructed to evacuate and go home about 9:30 a.m.

Fire trucks, emergency vehicles and motorcycles officers blocked Oak Street and parked on other blocks to the north and east of the courthouse.





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[kestrel91316]

1. Teaklanners/christofascists responding to Palin's and Bachmann's calls to arms.

[slackmaster]

2. Bottle of Diet Pepsi and some Mentos

Nothing to worry about.

[Hulk]

3. Can we call this "terrorist acts"?

I certainly can, as that's what they are. I guess you have to be a Muslim jihadist to qualify in the eyes of most Americans. We've been having terrorist acts since the beginning of time.