Amtrak investigates bomb threat on train heading through South Carolina
Train stopped in Williamsburg County
Updated: 8:06 AM EST Mar 8, 2021
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Amtrak investigates bomb threat on train heading through South Carolina
Train stopped in Williamsburg County
Updated: 8:06 AM EST Mar 8, 2021
Amtrak police are investigating a bomb threat on a train heading through South Carolina, according to the Williamsburg County Sheriff's Office.Sunday night, deputies got a call about an explosive device on a train heading to New York. The sheriff's office said the Amtrak representative told them the train would stop at the station in Kingstree.(Video above: Morning headlines) Deputies helped Amtrak personnel evacuate the passengers and take them to the Williamsburg County Alex Chapman Complex building for shelter. The Florence County Sheriff's Office and South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division brought K9 Explosive Bomb Dogs to search for any explosive devices, but deputies said they did not find any.Amtrak said the train resumed its route about three hours later.
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. — Amtrak police are investigating a bomb threat on a train heading through South Carolina, according to the Williamsburg County Sheriff's Office.
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Sunday night, deputies got a call about an explosive device on a train heading to New York. The sheriff's office said the Amtrak representative told them the train would stop at the station in Kingstree.
(Video above: Morning headlines)
Deputies helped Amtrak personnel evacuate the passengers and take them to the Williamsburg County Alex Chapman Complex building for shelter.
The Florence County Sheriff's Office and South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division brought K9 Explosive Bomb Dogs to search for any explosive devices, but deputies said they did not find any.
Amtrak said the train resumed its route about three hours later.
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