New York - CNN's broadcast offices in New York City
were evacuated by police on Thursday night for more than an hour
after a caller said there were five bombs hidden in the Time
Warner Center Building, disrupting the broadcaster's schedule,
police said.
The "all clear" was given by police shortly before midnight
(0500 GMT) after several dozen police officers searched the
building floor by floor.
Nothing suspicious was found, CNN reported.
All vehicle and pedestrian traffic had been blocked by
police, said New York Police Detective Hubert Reyes.
NYPD police officers investigate the Time Warner building after the building was evacuated due to a bomb threat, in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Picture: Jeenah Moon/Reuters
The call came in after 10 p.m., and the news network briefly
switched to pretaped programming, before cutting to live shots
of newscasters, employees and onlookers standing behind police
barricades outside the building.
An armed NYPD police officer stands near the Time Warner building after the building was evacuated due to a bomb threat, in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Picture: Jeenah Moon/Reuters
The network's bureau at the Time Warner Center was evacuated
in October after a package containing an explosive device,
addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, was discovered.