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Bomb Threat Causes Another Committee Evacuation

By JM Rieger
Posted June 16, 2015 at 5:51pm

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A House Foreign Affairs hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building was evacuated for more than 20 minutes Tuesday for a reported bomb threat. Capitol Police found nothing hazardous after clearing the room.The evacuation comes one week after a Senate hearing and a White House press briefing were evacuated hours apart for reported bomb threats.

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