Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Evacuated After Suspicious Package Found, Bomb Threat Received [REPORT]

The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island were evacuated after a suspicious package was found and a bomb threat was received on the phone, according to CNN.

The bomb threat was phoned in to the United States Park Police at 11:30 a.m., law enforcement officials told CNN. The threat specifically mentioned "something" inside one of the visitor's lockers.

Following the call, a park police bomb-sniffing dog reacted to one of the lockers during a sweep of the area, an official told CNN. The NYPD has sent out a bomb squad further investigate the matter.

Officials told CNN it is "not uncommon" for bomb-sniffing dogs to give off false positives during sweeps.

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New York, New York City, Bomb, Bomb threat, Terrorism