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Suspicious package at Israeli embassy in Manhattan triggers lockdown, bomb squad response Suspicious package at Israeli consulate in Manhattan triggers lockdown, bomb squad response
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A suspicious package has reportedly been discovered near the Israeli consulate on Second Avenue in Manhattan, triggering a police and bomb squad response, and the lockdown of the area. A suspicious package discovered near the Israeli consulate on Second Avenue in Manhattan triggered a heavy police response and the lockdown of the area. The bomb squad deployed to the scene gave an all clear after investigating the box.
Officers at the scene are examining a suspicious package left in front of the Israeli consulate at East 42nd Street and Second Avenue, according to the NYC Scanner Twitter account. According to reports and photos on social media, streets around the Israeli Consulate building have been evacuated as a matter of precaution. READ MORE: ‘I have a bomb & I want to die’: Hoax NYC bomber arrested after 6-hour standoff
According to the police scanner, a Level One mobilization was called in and a bomb squad presence requested at around 5:30pm EST. Officers at the scene examined a suspicious package left in front of the Israeli consulate at East 42nd Street and Second Avenue, and gave an all-clear, according to the NYC Scanner Twitter account.
According to the police scanner, a Level One mobilization was called in and a bomb squad presence requested at around 5:30pm EST. After deploying the Bomb Squad and the Emergency Service Unit, police established a safety perimeter, clearing traffic on Second Ave.
Streets around the Israeli Consulate building were evacuated as a matter of precaution, reports and photos on social media showed.
The package in question, a cardboard box, was placed at the delivery port of the consulate at around 6:00pm by a man who walked off the scene, camera footage showed, New York Daily News reported.