At approximately 3:00PM PST a Los Angeles building, which houses the Israeli Consulate offices, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Young Judea offices, and the Israeli Scouts, were evacuated due to a bomb threat – the JTA reports.
Numerous SWAT teams, and police cars converged on the scene to investigate the threat.
According to the report, the evacuation of 6380 Wilshire Boulevard – and the entire block – was conducted in an orderly fashion.
Police declared the threat to be a false alarm, and allowed everyone to return to the building.
(Source: JTA / Lipas)
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The Jewish Federation, building across the street at 6505 Wilshire Blvd was not evacuated but was on lock down for an hour and no one, employees or visitors, were allowed in or out of the building, but we were not evacuated. I know this because I work in the building.
This building also houses many other Jewish agencies including Jewish Family Service, Bureau of Jewish Education, Jewish Free Loan, Jewish Vocation Service and the Jewish Community Foundation among other things.
Baruch Hashem, LAPD, came out in force. Actually about 2 1/2 blocks were blocked and all of us eating at LaGondola were evacuated at about 2:15pm.