US Dept of Justice evacuated over homeless person's coat on bus

Monday, January 9, 2006

Department of Justice building
Washington, D.C.

The US Department of Justice in Washington, DC was temporarily evacuated Monday morning when a suspicious package was found on a nearby bus.

According to city transport officials, a vagrant had left a coat on the bus and an investigation by police had revealed this not to be a threat.

The evacuation, it was stressed, was purely a precautionary measure.

Sources