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Justice Palace Evacuated after Bomb Threat

The Justice Palace in Baabda was evacuated on Wednesday after receiving a bomb threat.

Local media quoted security sources as saying an anonymous person called shortly after midday to inform there is a bomb planted in the Justice Palace in Baabda, 11 kilometers east of Beirut.

They said explosives experts, backed by police dogs, rushed to the scene to secure the area and search for the bombs.

Security forces, however, found no trace of bombs after a thorough search of the Justice Palace.


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