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Subject: World Bank Closes Washington Buildings After Bomb Threat Author: D. C. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Fri, January 18, 2008 5:50:47 WASHINGTON — The World Bank said it would not open its buildings in Washington on Friday because of a bomb threat. "World Bank Group Corporate Security is investigating a bomb threat received by telephone. The Bank is working with law enforcement officials to determine the validity of the threat," according to a short post on the World Bank Web site. "As a precautionary measure, Bank Group management has decided to close all World Bank Group leased and owned buildings in Washington on Friday, Jan. 18. A call to the Bank was transferred to a security office, where a man who answered the phone confirmed the announcement on the bank's Web site. He would not give his name. The World Bank is located near the White House in downtown Washington. Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have been frequent targets of street protests. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Most likely a hoax and certainly not Al-qaeda (they don't let you know) but I guess you have to close up. It would be too aawful to let anything happen knowing you had a warning about it, regardless of the remoteness of the possibility. (NT) James M Fri, January 18, 2008 6:50:04