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Saturday, July 05, 2008

Bomb Threat Closes Bandelier on Holiday


Associated Press
       LOS ALAMOS — A bomb threat that caused the evacuation of Bandelier National Monument on one of the busiest days of year appears to have been a hoax, authorities said Saturday.
    A man called the Bandelier Visitor Center on Friday morning and said that a bomb was placed in Frijoles Canyon. He also told the park employee he was watching from five miles away, authorities said.
    No bomb was found, but many families were turned away at the gate throughout the day due to the threat and resulting search.
    A bomb-sniffing dog, brought in by New Mexico State Police, also swept the canyon for several hours.
    Bandelier superintendent Brad Traver said the bomb squad — comprised of explosives experts from Los Alamos police and Los Alamos National Laboratory HazMat departments, LANL security, Los Alamos Fire Department personnel and equipment, and the FBI — descended on the park.
    Traver said "about 100 people were evacuated" along with 25 people from nearby residences. In addition, hikers were pulled in from area trails and asked to leave the park.
    "I’ve never been at a park that had this type of threat and to my knowledge, this has never happened before at Bandelier," Traver said.
    The park remained closed for 24 hours and officials said the search for the man who called in the bomb threat continued.
    The park reopened Saturday morning.

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