Reports: Boston federal court, hospital evacuated; bomb threat?; Updated
http://twitter.com/#!/desteubenlaw/status/324600487007621120
Dear Lord.
A Boston federal courthouse is being evacuated:
Federal courthouse evacuated;hundreds outside. People are being pushed back from building. Coast Guard and police boats in water.
— Boston.com News (@BostonDotCom) April 17, 2013
Media lined up outside federal courthouse. Waiting for info. twitter.com/LaurenWBZ/stat…
— Lauren Leamanczyk (@LaurenWBZ) April 17, 2013
Lots of civilians have also made their way to the courthouse. twitter.com/LaurenWBZ/stat…
— Lauren Leamanczyk (@LaurenWBZ) April 17, 2013
More pics of the crowd. twitter.com/LaurenWBZ/stat…
— Lauren Leamanczyk (@LaurenWBZ) April 17, 2013
Police vehicles arrive at courthouse. Honking, lights flashing.No idea what that means.
— Lauren Leamanczyk (@LaurenWBZ) April 17, 2013
Something is happening. Courthouse being emptied. Media being moved again.
— Lauren Leamanczyk (@LaurenWBZ) April 17, 2013
US Marshalls, swat staging. Sounds like alarms going off. Facility being evacuated. Media being forces to leave public street out front.
— Lauren Leamanczyk (@LaurenWBZ) April 17, 2013
federal marshalls are ordering reporters to back up more than 100 yds from the courthouse in #boston #bostonmarathon
— Sarah Veronica (@thundercloudcat) April 17, 2013
Photo: Boston Police bomb squad arrives at federal courthouse (WCVB) – twitter.com/TheMatthewKeys…
— Matthew Keys (@TheMatthewKeys) April 17, 2013
Homeland security agent confirms evacuation is because of a received bomb threat
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
Brigham and Women’s hospital is also reportedly under evacuation:
Boston TV: Bomb threat at Brigham and Womens Hospital #BostonMarathon
— Victoria Taft(@VictoriaTaft) April 17, 2013
Brigham and Women’s being evacuated due to bomb threat. #fox25
— FOX 25 News Boston (@fox25news) April 17, 2013
We will continue to monitor this situation and update with further developments.
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More from the courthouse scene:
Evacuation back entrance twitter.com/joespurr/statu…
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
Panorama just now twitter.com/joespurr/statu…
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
Bridge children escort vine.co/v/bUunXMILUYx
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
3:13pm panorama, we are being asked to move back ‘for our safety’ twitter.com/joespurr/statu…
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
Folks outside twitter.com/joespurr/statu…
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
Fire ladder trucks moving in vine.co/v/bUu6VJIArQ7
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
K-9 unit just walked into courthouse.
— jessica testa (@jtes) April 17, 2013
Just saw another K-9 unit walk in. Boston Fire now on the scene.
— jessica testa (@jtes) April 17, 2013
Fire trucks have arrived at #boston moakley courthouse @bostinno twitter.com/BostInno/statu…
— BostInno (@BostInno) April 17, 2013
Police boats, trucks and tons of cars at Moakley Courthouse on the #Boston waterfront… twitter.com/rorymcgrath/st…
— Rory McGrath (@rorymcgrath) April 17, 2013
Courthouse sidewalk before: twitter.com/jtes/status/32… …and after: twitter.com/jtes/status/32… (pics: @jtes)
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) April 17, 2013
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Update:
The threat at the hospital has reportedly been cleared:
#Breaking – FOX 25: “All clear” at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in #Boston following report of bomb threat.
— Matt Soleyn (@MattSoleyn) April 17, 2013
All clear at the Brigham. Man left locked car at valet.Gas cans in back, according to official source. #marathon
— Jennifer Peter (@GlobeJenPeter) April 17, 2013
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More:
Cops furious about a CBS case left on the ground. “Come get your case!”
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
Coast guard helicopter moves in. Crowd being ordered 100 yards away from building
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
3:30pm vine.co/v/bUujBUeeuEW
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
And now someone is playing “Amazing Grace” on bagpipes in the parking lot.
— jessica testa (@jtes) April 17, 2013
— jessica testa (@jtes) April 17, 2013
I can’t get them online but I have photographs of two suitcases in question
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
An eyewitness tells me he directly heard police speaking about how he was trying to make a ‘special delivery’
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 17, 2013
Related:
Moakley federal courthouse mobbed as media report Boston bombing suspect to appear; Evacuated [pics]
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