Bomb squad surrounds Russian Embassy in Washington after 'suspicious package found'
Hazmat teams have been deployed near the embassy after reports of a "suspicious package".
There is a heavy law enforcement presence near the Russian Embassy in Washington DC amid reports of a suspicious package left nearby. Reports claim the suspicious parcel was thrown over the fence by a passerby. Reporters on the scene say that multiple agencies, including DC Fire and EMS, are currently at the scene investigating.
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The Russian embassy alerted USSS, who called in the MPD hazmat team to investigate the bag.
The Russian Embassy, which is located at 2641 Tunlaw Rd NW in Washington DC, was surrounded by heavy law enforcement following the report.
According to witnesses, some residents were not permitted to enter nearby neighbourhoods for some time.
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— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) December 1, 2022
A suspicious package was left outside the #Russian #embassy in Washington, #DC. Hazmat and the #bomb #squad have arrived on the scene.
Tunlaw Rd. N.W., IAO Russian Embassy Multiple agencies, including @dcfireems, are on the scene to investigate. pic.twitter.com/ClPA9GjFov
At around 1:13 GMT the package was determined “safe”, a USSS (United States Secret Service) spokesperson stated.
According to reports, Secret Service Uniformed Division arrested one subject for carrying an edged weapon.
The subject was reportedly transported to 2nd District for processing.
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This comes as Spain announced it has stepped up security after a number of letter bombs have been sent to high-profile targets, including the Prime Minister.
On Wednesday, a similar device exploded in the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid and lightly injured an employee.
Officials claim the Defence Minister was among the other targets.
Another device was also sent to the US Embassy.
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Update: Per a USSS spokesperson, the bag was determined to be "safe" and the situation is now all clear. https://t.co/eKMKBvpJBZ
— Ryan Sprouse (@RSprouseNews) December 2, 2022
On Thursday afternoon, the US embassy in Madrid confirmed that it, too, had received a "suspicious package" - thanking the security forces for their help dealing with it.
The Spanish government had earlier said that explosive devices had been sent to five targets.
