PHILADELPHIA: RIGHT NOW - BOMB THREAT PROMPTS EVACUATION & CLOSURE OF THE INDEPENDENCE CENTER, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE LIBERTY BELL.

More war and rumors of war.

This shit is getting ridiculous. I don't know how much more doom my brain can take....

Thanks for the info OP

Nothing on the scanners.. Keep us informed

I live right outside of Philly. Check this link.

"Suspect" wearing camo taken away by police but told reporters that he is an architect and was hiding in the garage???

[link to abclocal.go.com]

Independence Visitor Center reopen
Philadelphia police, including the bomb squad, have given the all-clear after a few tense moments at the Independence Visitor Center and adjoining garage.

Concerns about the possible existence of a bomb had closed the tourist site shortly after noon. It reopened just before 1:30 p.m.

Lt. Joseph McGarrey said the center was evacuated after a "suspicious person" dressed in camouflage fatigues and driving a vehicle loaded with many "items" - including paper and clothing - was detained for questioning.

He said the center at 6th and Market Streets was searched by police dogs and the bomb squad, and no explosives were found.

The center had been blocked off with police tape along its 6th Street side. It is across Market Street from the Liberty Bell.

Among those evacuated was Ashton Seiwell, 21, a Temple University student who works for a vendor at the center, Wheel Fun Rentals.

Police ordered him and all tourists and employees at the center outside around 12:15 p.m., Seiwell said.

"I'm not really that nervous," he said as he waited to return to work. "I'm not too worried. I'm more intrigued. I just want to know what's happening."

The investigation was a joint effort by the National Park Service, Philadelphia police and transit police.
[link to www.philly.com]

I'm glad nothing became of this enough with the doom already....

Yeah - too weird.

It's either every little thing is being reported or every BIG thing is being under-reported.

Choose your poison.

That story doesn't even make sense bet there's more to it.

Why would an architect be hiding in the garage? Something just doesn't sit right with this story...

I don't think the military surplus look is in vogue after this last week.

hi

Last Edited by Dace on 04/21/2013 01:55 PM

im 90 minutes west

When weren't there?

wrong thread sorry.

Last Edited by alexisj9 on 04/21/2013 02:02 PM

I just posted about this as well. What a cluster fuck.

[link to www.philly.com]

Small world. I'm about 15 miles south.

Trying to find something more to add but there isn't anything.

From another member here I am hearing about a no fly zone over my area due to a VIP in flight.
[link to tfr.faa.gov]

But zip on the bomb scare in Philly.

Must not have been very good camoflouge

alright here we go again.....

He was probably wearing orange camo

Title should read: Some hillbilly wearing his trustee camo carhart jacket and who drives a pickup truck and doesn't much keep the inside clean shuts down the Independence Center.

Still no news.

But if you re-read the article and look at the comments at the bottom....

[link to www.philly.com]

One comment stood out to me -

Still looking for the part in the article which describes the "bomb threat." All I read was a guy dressed in khaki clothing drove past, looking like he lives out of his car. — dglass1

Hmmm? True that bud. There is no mention of why they called in a bomb squad. All over a dude in camo with a shitty truck filled with junk??

Nows not the time to look like De Niro in Taxi Driver.

Bomb threats almost 99.9% of the time NEVER pan out... If it were real you would just hear BOOM as your first clue.

Dude if our police dept where I live were to pull over every guy in camo clothes or 'suspicious' clothing here, the entire city would be deserted in under two months.

Everyone wears that stuff out here.
Its commonplace.
Just because some guy has a dirty vehicle and wears camo doesnt mean hes a freakin terrorist.
My god.
My car is shitty looking. The body is falling apart, theres trash everywhere inside, clothes, towels, two of the windows dont roll up....
I bet I get pulled over come this hunting season where im at since OH MY GOD *sarcasm*... I look like a terrorist!!!!

They're probably just trying to blame right-wing extremists for the threat to demonize them since Boston didn't work. The FBI probably called the threat themselves.

Nah.
Ill have it in my trunk, or better yet..

In the passenger seat with sunglasses on.
Wearing camo.
With the rifle in his lap.

>_>
<_<

Now you know we can't go doing anything like that! That's not culturally sensitive! The only evil in this world are white, middled-aged, gun-toting American men! (sarcasm)