Kennedy Center, Police and Bomb Threat

Kennedy Center Targeted By Bomb Threat, Police Investigating
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was evacuated Thursday after the venue received a bomb threat, a spokesperson confirmed to Patch. In a statement, the spokesperson said the threat targeted Shen Yun performances,
Threat at The Kennedy Center leads to building evacuation, road closures
A threat at the Kennedy Center has led to the building being evacuated and road closures in the area. According to the Metropolitan Area Transportation, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway northbound and southbound between Virginia Avenue and Parkway Drive,
Police responding to report of bomb threat at the Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON — Police are working to investigate a bomb threat made at the Kennedy Center Thursday morning. D.C. Police received a 911 call reporting the threat to the Kennedy Center at 10:44 a.m. The department's Explosive Ordinance Division was requested to respond to the scene.
Officials investigating threat at Kennedy Center, police say
The United States Park Police and D.C. police are on the scene of an investigation at the Kennedy Center Thursday morning. Details are limited; however, the
Bomb threat at The Kennedy Center leads to building evacuation, road closures
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bomb threat at the Kennedy Center has led to the building being evacuated and road closures in the area. The Kennedy Center released a statement Thursday afternoon confirming the threat was targeting Shen Yun performances.
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The death of the Kennedy Center’s independence is a threat to the arts
President Donald Trump ended the third week of his second term by firing the board of the Kennedy Center. He has since named himself chairman, thereby terminating the artistic independence of a venerated cultural institution after 54 years.
Kennedy Center evacuates due to bomb threat targeting Shen Yun
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center says the threat targeted Shen Yun, a touring dance troupe that is banned in China, because it is associated with the religious group Falun Gong.
Police clear scene after Kennedy Center bomb threat
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center said the building had been evacuated "due to a bomb threat targeting Shen Yun performances."
Kennedy Center evacuated amid bomb threat, police units on site
Park Police are at the center with canine units in response to a bomb threat. The city’s explosives division is assisting, officials said.
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