Statue Of Liberty evacuated following bomb threat and suspicious package

    

The Statue of Liberty was evacuated Friday afternoon after someone called in a bomb threat and parks police reported a suspicious package, law enforcement sources tell .

The NYPD's bomb squad was called to the scene, along with EMS workers. A security sweep of the island is also being conducted. As yet, no devices have been found.

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The FBI said it is aware of the package and is monitoring the situation.