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Bomb threat prompts White House press room evacuation

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The White House press room was evacuated after a bomb threat phone call that alerted the Metropolitan Police Department, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.

The briefing room of the White House was evacuated around 2 p.m. when the daily briefing was still in session. After short period of interruption, the press conference was resumed, Xinhua reported.

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First Published: Jun 10 2015 | 2:48 AM IST

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