Reports of a bomb threat at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., are coming in this morning. A partial evacuation is in progress.
Live now: Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda MD – several buildings have been evacuated due to a bomb threat
— CBS Live Feed Update (@cbsdigitalweb) August 8, 2012
Bomb threat at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. No one can come on or off base. #nbc4
— Serena Appiah (@ThriftDiving) August 8, 2012
Developing: Building at Walter Reed Medical Center evacuated following bomb threat. Investigation in progress.
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) August 8, 2012
@wusa9 has a crew headed to Walter Reed in Bethesda for a report of a bomb threat and evacuations.
— Kenny Gamble (@KennyG1423) August 8, 2012
A bomb threat was reportedly phoned in this morning.
https://twitter.com/alexpappasdc/status/233216086512914432
More from The Daily Caller:
A woman who answered the phone at the Bethesda, Md. medical center for the military on Wednesday confirmed to TheDC that a threat had been made, but said she had no additional information.
A spokesman at Walter Reed did not immediately respond to a phone and email message left Wednesday morning. But the medical center tweeted on Wednesday that all “appointments at Walter Reed Bethesda have been suspended until 1pm today.”
All appointments at Walter Reed Bethesda have been suspended until 1pm today.
— Walter Reed Bethesda (@WRBethesda) August 8, 2012
NBC is now reporting that there is no real threat, but that the investigation is proceeding as a precaution.
Update: U.S. official says there appears to be no threat following bomb scare at Walter Reed; search ongoing as a precaution
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) August 8, 2012
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You have to be a real asshat to pull this | RT @WTOP: Partial evacuation of Walter Reed in Bethesda after bomb threat http://t.co/eib73KTl
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) August 8, 2012
#Breaking WUSA-TV reports possible bomb threat at Walter Reed military hospital in MD. We're working on a live pic. @bakersfieldnow
— John Dabkovich (@JohnDabkovich) August 8, 2012
Twitchy will monitor the situation and update as developments occur.
Update:
The NORTH GATE at Walter Reed is temporarily closed please use the SOUTH GATE and allow extra time.
— NMPDC (@NMPDC) August 8, 2012
This Twitter user sums it up.
Someone called in a bomb threat to Walter Reed Hospital. Those soldiers in there risk their lives for your safety then you threaten theirs?
— Sam Warren (@SamWarren17) August 8, 2012
Indeed. Horrible.
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