Clear Channel in Miramar, FL evacuated following reports of explosives

[seafan]

Posted on Tue, Feb. 07, 2006
Clear Channel in Miramar evacuated following reports of explosives
By Miami Herald staff
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Police have evacuated employees of Clear Channel Communications at 7601 Riviera Blvd. in Miramar following reports of explosives found in a suspicious package.

More details will come as the investigation by several hazardous materials teams and at least one bomb squad continues.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13813198.htm


Will try to find more info and post ASAP.

[HereSince1628]

1. Fireworks for Mardi Gras?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. No, real music scared the pants off them. the entertainment value was

"explosive," and that put the fear of death into all tin-eared, brain-dead, no-taste, MBA-grubbing, shitheal Clear Channel executives.

[fed-up]

6. Evacuation Ends For 8 Miramar Radio Stations-Threat Unfounded

http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_038140718.html

Clear Channel Studios In Miramar Evacuated

Threat of Explosives Unfounded


Gary Nelson
Reporting

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(CBS4) MIRAMAR Employees of a Miramar broadcast center housing 8 radio stations ate being allowed to return to their jobs after a telephoned threat indicated the building would sustain a ‘white powder attack.’ Police evacuated the building, but found no evidence of danger.

The telephone call to the ClearChannel broadcast center in Miramar at 7601 Riviera Boulevard was made last night, but not reported to police until this afternoon. Units from the Miramar police department, including specially a trained dog, were called in to search the building, and were surprised when the dog indicated a package located in the building’s mail room might contain explosives.

Miramar police say a second dog was called to the building and confirmed the first dog’s findings, so the building was evacuated and special units were called in, including hazardous materials teams from Hollywood and Broward County, and the Broward Sheriffs Office bomb squad.

After an inspection of the building, police decided that the dogs had indicated that they call a ‘false positive’, where a substance the dogs detect mimics the scent of explosives.

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[seafan]

8. Thanks for the additional details. Something odd here, IMHO. n/t

[seafan]

3. This building houses 940 AM WIZN, an AAR affiliate.

http://www.am940southflorida.com/main.html

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. Hopefully

it's just somebody's lunch box.

[seafan]

5. Took place during the entire 3-hour Al Franken Show. Interesting.

Al Franken's Show Topics, February 7


* Alberto Gonzales says President Washington conducted a lot of electronic surveillance, probably spied on Ben Franklin.

* A new study by the Economic Policy Institute study details that most of Bush's job growth is due to government-funded jobs.

* Coalition of the willing less willing: Britain; For example, the U.K., Italy and South Korea are making plans to reduce or even withdraw their troops by the end of next year, following other nations, such as Ukraine and Bulgaria, that have already started to depart.

* AP: "A rehabilitation program at a church is facing allegations it forced people to work as telemarketers for 28 cents an hour under the threat they could go back to jail."

* The numbers and analysis behind Bob Greenstein's budget assessment can be found at his organization's website.

* McCain and Obama have at it.

http://shows.airamericaradio.com/alfrankenshow/


Still no coverage that I can find outside of the Miami Herald.

[seafan]

7. 4:30 pm: No explosives found.

Posted on Tue, Feb. 07, 2006
No explosives found after Clear Channel in Miramar evacuated
By Miami Herald staff
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Police evacuated employees of Clear Channel Communications at 7601 Riviera Blvd. in Miramar following reports of explosives found in a suspicious package early this afternoon.

No bomb was found and the evacuation was canceled after investigation by several hazardous materials teams and at least one bomb squad.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13813198.htm


Hmmmmmmm

[Roland99]

9. But this is exactly why the gov't must be allowed to spy on people!!

How else will they be able to uncover non-bomb plots?!?!


I mean, non-explosives in the hands of terrorists could unleash who knows how little damage and wreak all kinds of non-havoc on our economy!

[DisgustedTX]

10. Bahaha. HOWARD STERN! HOWARD STERN! HOWARD STERN!

:)

[RandiFan1290]

11. I was wondering what was going on today

I tried to tune into Al on 940 and they had his show and Jim Rome going at the same time.