Arlington National Cemetery was closed for more than five hours Wednesday following a bomb threat and evacuation. Barbara Lewandrowski, a spokeswoman for the cemetery, said the facilities and grounds were evacuated about 9:30 a.m. Normal services resumed about 3 p.m. after authorities searched the cemetery and gave an all-clear. The threat was made to the cemetery and not to one specific area of the 624-acre site. Lewandrowski said earlier in the day that officials were checking “every single part of the grounds and facilities.” The threat remains under investigation. Cemetery officials initially said on Twitter that the cemetery grounds would be closed to the public for the rest of the day.

Source: Washington Post August 22, 2018 15:03 UTC