Tension erupted after a bomb threat at the Israeli embassy in the US capital. A spokesman for the DC Metropolitan Police Department told a news agency, Sputnik, that police officer in the US capital did not find any dangerous materials at the Israeli embassy and were being evacuated after reports of a suspicious package. “We are actually evacuating the scene right now, no hazardous materials have been found,” the spokesman said on Monday.
Earlier on Monday, US media said local officials were cooperating with the US Secret Service over a suspicious package at the Israeli embassy in Washington DC. A Sputnik correspondent reported a heavy police presence near the Israeli embassy, including US Secret Service personnel. Several roads near the embassy have also been closed, the correspondent said.
