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Local officials reported that threats were made to the state
capitols in Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan,
Mississippi and Montana. Police swept the buildings but there
were no reports of any explosives or suspicious equipment found
by Wednesday afternoon.
Even though there was no indication of a "credible threat," the
FBI said in a statement that it "takes hoax threats very
seriously because it puts innocent people at risk."
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety earlier on Wednesday
said the "threat has now been cleared." Montana's Department of
Administration General Services said "the threat was found to
not be credible" and that the statehouse had reopened to the
public.
Connecticut's statehouse was briefly closed before reopening
after police determined the threat to be a hoax, the Middletown
Press reported.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said in a statement that
"everyone was safe" and that the state Capitol had been
evacuated while police investigated.
"We are aware of similar threats made to other offices across
the country," his statement said. Police said it was safe for
people to return to the capitol, Kentucky Secretary of State
Michael Adams said.
The Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper said an email containing a
bomb threat was sent to multiple secretaries of state, including
Adams.
Michigan State Police said the statehouse in Lansing would
remain closed for the rest of the day out of "an abundance of
caution" after an emailed bomb threat was received at about 7:45
a.m.
(Reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York and Kanishka Singh in
Washington; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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