Suspicious package in Atlanta causes building evacuation
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Authorities say a federal building in downtown Atlanta has been evacuated because of a suspicious package.
Atlanta police spokeswoman Officer Kim Jones said Monday that the U.S. Marshals Service evacuated the Richard B. Russell Federal Building and Courthouse because of a suspicious package on the side of the building. She referred questions to the Marshals Service.
A person who answered the phone at the Marshals Service said to call back later because they were in the middle of an evacuation.
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People could be seen streaming out of the building and walking across a viaduct to wait about a block away. Police vehicles blocked traffic from accessing the streets around the building, and a variety of law enforcement vehicles gathered at one corner of the building.