All-clear at Time Warner Center following bomb threat

Thursday, December 6, 2018
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The NYPD gave the all-clear at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan Thursday night after a bomb threat caused the evacuation of CNN.

CNN security and the NYPD searched the building and no explosives were found.
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Employees were then let back in.

According to police, someone phoned in a threat stating there were five bombs placed throughout Time Warner Center.

CNN said several fire alarm bells signaling an evacuation rang inside its newsroom shortly after 10:30 p.m.

In a tweet, CNN's Brian Stelter said the office had been evacuated and that CNN was airing taped programming.



In October, the building was partially evacuated after a suspicious package containing a crude pipe bomb was delivered to the company.
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Columbus Circle and West 58th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic while police investigated.

(The Assocaited Press contributed to this report.)

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