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Bomb Scare

Statue of Liberty evacuated over suspicious package

The NYPD bomb squad is assisting in a sweep of the lower Manhattan monument.

THE STATUE OF Liberty has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found.

The NYPD bomb squad is assisting in a sweep of the lower Manhattan monument.

Several photographs posted on Tweeter showed a long line of tourists waiting to board a return ferry to Manhattan.

The National Park Service did not immediately confirm the cause of the evacuation to AFP.

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The Statue of Liberty has been evacuated over a suspicious package. What we know so far here: http://t.co/UGObSiwW8d pic.twitter.com/dXww0ZI277
— WSBT 22 (@WSBT) April 24, 2015

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@weatherchannel NYC Harbor, Ferries ready rescue at Statue of Liberty.More boats e to arrive. FDNY in the water pic.twitter.com/e3d8IX3aT8
— Eugene (@Eugene646) April 24, 2015

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