Several incidents of police activity and evacuations occurred at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. The first incident involved a report of a suspicious package, which was later determined to be a lighter. Another incident involved a man claiming to have a bomb, resulting in a temporary evacuation. However, the bag was cleared and no threat was found. Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed the police activity was due to a suspicious package, which has been removed from the area.
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night when a suspicious bag was reported, New York City officials said. The bag was cleared and no threat was found, the Port Authority said. https://t.co/M7NzBVPOSI
Port Authority Bus Terminal temporarily evacuated after man claims to have bomb: sources https://t.co/7SbBBpdxNs https://t.co/HSxG4PYCQt
Port Authority Bus Terminal temporarily evacuated after man claims to have bomb: sources https://t.co/5JLBhHOwxI https://t.co/jQbarpIPwl
Gov. Kathy Hochul said earlier police activity at the Port Authority Midtown Bus Terminal was due to a suspicious package that has since been removed from the area https://t.co/IcL9wCtHeQ
Port Authority Midtown Bus Terminal closed due to police activity https://t.co/wgeTNCOTHe
An area of the San Francisco Centre was evacuated Wednesday after someone reported a person with a suspicious device, which police said they later determined to be a lighter. https://t.co/xg08XvOMLZ