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New York (CNN)—A bomb threat that led to the evacuation of New York's iconic Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island on Friday was unfounded, according to a law enforcement official.

The NYPD bomb squad examined a locker thought to contain a suspicious package and found it was empty, the official said.

About 2 p.m. Friday, the locker that reportedly contained the suspicious package had been cleared by police.

Other lockers were being checked as a precautionary measure, the law enforcement source said.

Images posted on social media showed crowds of visitors walking on ramps to awaiting ferries.


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