WASHINGTON: Arlington County Police USA News said in a tweet on Friday they gave the "all-clear" to a shopping center near the headquarters of the US Defense Department, with business returning to normal and roads re-opening, after bomb-sniffing dogs had inspected the area.
The stores had been evacuated and roads closed after an anonymous bomb threat was made on Friday afternoon to the center near the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
The Pentagon City Shopping Plaza and the Pentagon City Mall near the headquarters of the US Department of Defense in Arlington, Virginia, were evacuated and roads surrounding the area were closed after an anonymous bomb threat was made, the Arlington County Police Department said.
The entrance to the Metrorail station near the shopping centers was closed due to police activity as well, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
The local Fox News affiliate reported bomb-sniffing dogs were searching the area.
The retail area is near the Pentagon.
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