Statue of Liberty {evacuated|exhausted}, {an|Associate in Nursing|AN|associate degree|associate} anonymous caller threated to {blow up|magnify|enlarge|expand|amplify|increase|widen|extend|make bigger|inflate} the {statue|sculpture} of Liberty {friday|Friday|Fri|weekday}, triggering {an|Associate in Nursing|AN|associate degree|associate} evacuation of the {national monument|memorial|monument} and {liberty island|Liberty Island|Bedloe's Island|island} before police declared {the site|the location|the positioning} all clear.
A 911 caller {made|created} the threat late {friday|Friday|Fri|weekday} morning, "stating they were {going to|getting to|progressing to|attending to|reaching to|planning to|aiming to|about to} {blow up|magnify|enlarge|expand|amplify|increase|widen|extend|make bigger|inflate} the {statue|sculpture} of Liberty," the {national park|park|parkland} Service {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same} {in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a very} statement.
Federal police, {including|as well as|together with} {two|2} canine units, investigated {and the|and therefore the|and also the} dogs found "an {area|space} of interest" {in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a very} locker {area|space} at the statue's base, the agency {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same}. {law enforcement|enforcement} then {decided|determined|set} to evacuate the island.
Nothing harmful was found {in the|within the} lockers, {according to|consistent with|in keeping with|in line with|in step with|per} {new york|ny|big apple|the big apple} {police department|local department|department of local government} {spokesman|spokesperson|interpreter|representative|voice} Steve David, {but|however} the bomb squad {continued|continued |continuing} sweeping {the area|the world|the realm} {friday|Friday|Fri|weekday} afternoon as a precaution.
John Blount, of {allentown|Allentown|city|metropolis|urban center}, Pa., was {in the|within the} statue’s crown, chatting with a park ranger.
"All of a {sudden|sudden |abrupt|explosive|fulminant|sharp|unexpected|unforeseen|fast} he got a {call on|turn|appeal|invoke} his phone," Blount told the Associated Press. "He {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same} 'OK', {looked up|searched|hunted|found|researched|explored} and {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same}, 'It's time {to leave|to go away|to depart}.' {we|we have a tendency to|we tend to} had {just|simply} {made|created} it up there."
He {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same} {it was|it had been|it absolutely was} {a very|a really|a awfully} calm evacuation down. They got on {a boat|a ship}, and "we were {just|simply} floating around out there for the past hour and a {half|[*fr1]|0.5}."
His wife's purse was {in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a very} locker; {they had|that they had|they'd} {to leave|to go away|to depart} {without|while not} reclaiming their property.
The {national park|park|parkland} Service, {which|that} oversees the {statue|sculpture} {and the|and therefore the|and also the} island, {did not|didn't|failed to} {respond to|answer|reply to} phone and email requests for comment.Tourists at {the popular|the favored|the popular} {site|website|web site} tweeted photos of throngs {of people|of individuals} waiting to board a ferry {to leave|to go away|to depart} {liberty island|Liberty Island|Bedloe's Island|island} {during|throughout} the evacuation.
"Liberty Island {will|can} {reopen|open|open up} to {the public|the general public} tomorrow," {national park|park|parkland} Service {spokeswoman|spokesperson|interpreter|representative|voice} Mindi Rambo {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same} {in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a very} statement.
A 911 caller {made|created} the threat late {friday|Friday|Fri|weekday} morning, "stating they were {going to|getting to|progressing to|attending to|reaching to|planning to|aiming to|about to} {blow up|magnify|enlarge|expand|amplify|increase|widen|extend|make bigger|inflate} the {statue|sculpture} of Liberty," the {national park|park|parkland} Service {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same} {in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a very} statement.
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John Blount, of {allentown|Allentown|city|metropolis|urban center}, Pa., was {in the|within the} statue’s crown, chatting with a park ranger.
"All of a {sudden|sudden |abrupt|explosive|fulminant|sharp|unexpected|unforeseen|fast} he got a {call on|turn|appeal|invoke} his phone," Blount told the Associated Press. "He {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same} 'OK', {looked up|searched|hunted|found|researched|explored} and {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same}, 'It's time {to leave|to go away|to depart}.' {we|we have a tendency to|we tend to} had {just|simply} {made|created} it up there."
He {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same} {it was|it had been|it absolutely was} {a very|a really|a awfully} calm evacuation down. They got on {a boat|a ship}, and "we were {just|simply} floating around out there for the past hour and a {half|[*fr1]|0.5}."
His wife's purse was {in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a very} locker; {they had|that they had|they'd} {to leave|to go away|to depart} {without|while not} reclaiming their property.
The {national park|park|parkland} Service, {which|that} oversees the {statue|sculpture} {and the|and therefore the|and also the} island, {did not|didn't|failed to} {respond to|answer|reply to} phone and email requests for comment.Tourists at {the popular|the favored|the popular} {site|website|web site} tweeted photos of throngs {of people|of individuals} waiting to board a ferry {to leave|to go away|to depart} {liberty island|Liberty Island|Bedloe's Island|island} {during|throughout} the evacuation.
"Liberty Island {will|can} {reopen|open|open up} to {the public|the general public} tomorrow," {national park|park|parkland} Service {spokeswoman|spokesperson|interpreter|representative|voice} Mindi Rambo {said|aforesaid|aforementioned|same} {in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a very} statement.
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