Crime & Safety
Bomb Squad Called to Israeli Consulate for Suspicious Package Outside, Witnesses Say
The NYPD said Thursday evening it was an "ongoing investigation."
A bomb squad was called in outside the Israeli Consulate in Midtown East on Thursday afternoon to investigate a suspicious package, witnesses said.
There was an "ongoing investigation" Thursday evening outside the consulate at East 42nd Street and Second Avenue, according to NYPD. FDNY said Thursday one of its trucks was by the investigation on standby.
#BREAKING NYPD on scene of suspicious package at Israeli Consulate, 44 St & 3rd @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/MOXBTYvd7v
— Ali Bauman (@AliBauman) July 21, 2016
U/D Manhattan: East 24 St & 2nd Ave, Bomb squad investigating a suspicious package at the Israeli Consulate. pic.twitter.com/8nXGUD2Ezp
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) July 21, 2016
Update: J. Peter Donald, spokesperson for NYPD, tweeted all was clear outside the consulate at around 6:30 p.m.
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