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Police Respond To Bomb Threat At Warhol Museum In Pittsburg

October 01, 2023 3:03 PM | Anonymous

Reposted from Post Gazette

The Andy Warhol Museum on Pittsburgh’s North Side received a bomb threat by email Sunday afternoon, authorities said. 

Officers from Zone 1 responded to Sandusky Street on the North Side at 1:50 p.m., where they contacted museum security. The decision was made to evacuate the building.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said explosives K-9s were called in to search the building and no explosives were found. 

Authorities determined the email came in from a third party located in Harrisburg. 

The Pittsburgh Police Intelligence Unit is investigating in cooperation with the FBI, currently investigating similar threats made to other jurisdictions.

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