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UNITED NATIONS - A bomb threat made against the United Nations headquarters today is being investigated as a potential hoax, New York police said.
The threat was made in a call to emergency phone line 911, said Paul Browne, New York Police Department's chief spokesman, and security at the United Nations was increased as a precaution.
"It was some sort of threat claiming that there would be a bomb delivered in a vehicle at 10 a.m. (1400 GMT). Some precautionary steps were taken and we're investigating it as a potential hoax," Browne told Reuters.
The threat became public several hours after the 10 a.m. deadline passed, but security was tight. The building was not evacuated and has remained open to the public.
- REUTERS
