World Financial Center Evacuated in Bomb Scare
Suspicious package triggers precautionary evacuation in downtown Manhattan.
ByABC News
April 12, 2012, 12:12 PM
April 12, 2012— -- Part of New York's 2 World Financial Center was briefly evacuated today after an inert novelty hand grenade was discovered in the mailroom, law enforcement officials said.
The World War Two-era grenade was mounted on a plaque, with a number hanging from a pin and an inscription that reads "Complaint Dept. Take a Number," officials said. It was found in the mail room after routine screening.
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