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Bomb threat closes part of downtown Jacksonville
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published July 2, 2007
JACKSONVILLE - A terrorism task force closed off a downtown area Sunday after a man made a bomb threat. The bomb squad and the Department of Homeland Security investigated, but no bomb was found, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lauri-Ellen Smith said. A witness called authorities about 11:45 a.m. to report a man who was behaving strangely in the middle of the street, Smith said. According to witnesses, he made a bomb threat and was speaking in Arabic, which an officer recognized, Smith said. The man was being questioned by police.
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