(Tribune News Service) — Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola closed for about three hours after law enforcement received a bomb threat Wednesday morning, according to a release from the base.
NAS Pensacola said the person suspected of making the threat is in custody.
The threat was called in to the base about 9:35 a.m. Wednesday, which marks the fourth anniversary of a terrorist attack in which an armed gunman, a Saudi Arabian student, opened fire on the Naval base, killing three and injuring eight others.
Naval Security Forces, working with local law enforcement, “executed preplanned responses and are in the process of clearing the affected areas,” according to the release. “No one was injured and the individual suspected of making the threat is in custody.
Gates to the base were reopened by 12:45 p.m. Wednesday.
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