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Bogus Bomb Threat Targets Congressman in California

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    Suspicious device causes building evacuation

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We had the potential bomb threat system.

The bomb squad fire department and the FB -- surrounded the building housing congressman -- his office.

Witnesses say the two canisters were clearly visible.

But the bomb squad and Hazmat teams weren't taking any chances -- -- -- bottle with a yellow liquid in it.

We can determine Hazmat team out and tested it there have been three bomb threats against dice -- in the past ten years.

-- had a bomb threat in 2001.

That the FBI eventually arrested two people on and they were sentenced to prison for.

We were notified of a protest it was going to be -- -- license office we've had a minute pass.

An example non confrontational.

There was nothing different about this one big difference -- this occupied protest is what happened just moments after they left.

Ice -- office staff says when the call came in it sounded legit the staffer who took the phone calls says he heard the -- say something was left outside.

That would explode little nerve wracking its.

Considering that with -- Gabriel Giffords incident.

We have -- that I think the law enforcement side sixers -- workers were evacuated streets were shut down and a command post was sent out.

Staffers for -- there were given red blankets while they waited outside in the chilly temperatures.

After four and a half hours of a standoff the scene was determined to be a hoax has meant to -- is no explosive device or chemicals involved so.

It's just nothing sheriff's deputies say most likely that yellow liquid was human waste.

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