New Jersey shopping mall next to MetLife Stadium is evacuated due to a bomb threat just hours before Jets play the Dolphins in the NFL’s first-ever Black Friday game

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The mall next to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey was evacuated due to a bomb threat just hours before the Jets play the Miami Dolphins in the NFL’s first-ever Black Friday game.

Around 8:15 a.m. Friday morning, New Jersey State Police issued a public safety alert telling visitors at the American Dream Mall, including employees, to evacuate.

Then, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wrote in a post on X – formerly known as Twitter – that police were investigating a threat and that shoppers should evacuate “out of an abundance of caution.”

However, about an hour later, he notified citizens, telling them that police said there was “no immediate threat” and that the mall could reopen.

The American Dream Mall is a huge shopping and entertainment complex in East Rutherford.

The shopping center next to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey was evacuated due to a bomb threat

The American Dream Mall is a huge shopping and entertainment complex in East Rutherford

The American Dream Mall is a huge shopping and entertainment complex in East Rutherford

It would have been extremely busy with shoppers considering the Black Friday sale after Thanksgiving.

The Jets will kick off against the Dolphins at 3:00 PM EST in the NFL’s first-ever Black Friday game.

More to follow.