Citing Bomb Scare At Courthouse, Officials Cancel FBI Press Briefing

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After a bomb threat led to an evacuation of the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon, the office of U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced that the press briefing originally scheduled for 5 p.m. ET has been canceled. Around 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the federal courthouse was given the all clear.

The cancelation was reported on by the Boston Globe via Twitter.

 

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