US Dept of Justice evacuated over homeless person's coat on bus
{{date|January  9, 2006}}

[[Image:Dept of Justice.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Department of Justice building<BR>Washington, D.C.]]    
The [[w:United States|US]] [[w:United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] in [[w:Washington, DC|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==
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|title=US Justice Department re-opens after evacuation
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|pub=Reuters
|date=January 9, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0109JusticeEvac09-ON.html
|title=Justice Department evacuated because of bus package
|author=Associated Press
|pub=The Arizona Republic
|date=January 9, 2006}}

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[[Category:United States]]
Department of Justice buildingWashington, 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.

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