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Bridgeport bomb threats cleared, police say 'no validity' to caller's threats

Bridgeport police said a man called in to say a bomb would go off at the train station this morning.

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Bridgeport police have cleared two bomb threats that prompted precautionary evacuations.

UPDATE: BOTH BOMB THREATS HAVE BEEN CLEARED. NO VALIDITY TO CLAIM OF CALLER.
— Bridgeport Police (@bptpolice) May 19, 2021

Police said the two threats were 'not credible'.

The Bridgeport Train Station had been evacuated following a bomb threat, from a man who stated a bomb would go off around 10 a.m.

Bridgeport fire and police departments were on the scene as well as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority police investigating.

Report of a bomb threat called in to the Bridgeport ECC from a male caller reporting a bomb will go off at the Bridgeport Train Station in 10 minutes. BPD. BFD and MTA Police on-scene. Building will be evacuated as a precaution.
— City of Bridgeport EOC (@BRIDGEPORTEOC) May 19, 2021

New Haven Line service is experiencing delays of 15 to 20 minutes due to Police Department activity near Bridgeport.
— Metro-North Railroad. Wear a Mask-Stop the Spread. (@MetroNorth) May 19, 2021

Around 10:10 a.m., officials then tweeted that a second bomb threat was called into a building on Park Avenue. Emergency crews and investigators were also at that scene and evacuated the building as a precaution

Report of a 2nd bomb threat called in to the Bridgeport ECC for 1070 Park Avenue. BFD and BPD on-scene. Building will be evacuated as a precaution.
— City of Bridgeport EOC (@BRIDGEPORTEOC) May 19, 2021

This is a developing story.

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