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BREAKING NEWS: World Trade Center station evacuated after New York City bomb threat, as NYPD investigate ‘suspicious’ pressure cooker on train
- Authorities investigate a suspicious package after receiving a possible bomb threat in the financial district of New York City
- Witnesses report that there are currently no PATH trains going to the World Trade Center after a package was left on the station tracks.
New York police evacuated the World Trade Center station in New York City Tuesday afternoon following a bomb threat and a “suspicious package” in the building.
Cops issued an urgent warning just before 1:30 p.m. warning people to stay away from The Oculus because of the package, which they now believe is a pressure cooker.
The pot is believed to have been left in the last car of a PATH train from Newark in New Jersey, which remained at the station for over an hour before it was found.
Witnesses say they were taken from the station in the Big Apple’s Financial District amid the evacuation alert.
The NYPD said: “Due to a police investigation, please avoid The Oculus at this time.”
Witnesses report that there are currently no PATH trains going to the World Trade Center, after a package was allegedly left on the tracks.
Members of the military were seen at The Oculus following the threat. Witnesses say they were evacuated and heard helicopters hovering over the building
Witnesses report that there are currently no PATH trains running to or from the World Trade Center, after a package was allegedly left on the tracks.
Footage from the scene showed police and members of the military enforcing a cordon as frantic commuters poured out of the building.
Emergency vehicles, including NYPD vans and helicopters, were seen outside the area as police continue to investigate and evacuate the station.
The Oculus, which is the transportation hub that houses the PATH and Subway platforms of the World Trade Center, is one of the buildings built after the attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001.
PATH Trains confirmed the suspension of the line and the ongoing investigation, writing: ‘HOB-WTC remains suspended. NWK-WTC is operating NWK-EXPL. PAPD continues to investigate an incident at WTC.’
Commuters left the World Trade Center this afternoon
Authorities are investigating a suspicious package at The Oculus after receiving a possible bomb threat in the Big Apple’s Financial District
There is a cordon in place inside The Oculus, which is the building that houses the World Trade Center’s PATH and Subway platforms.
This is breaking news that will continue to be updated.