Courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol.

Courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol.

U.S. Capitol Police evacuated several floors of the Dirksen Senate Office Building this afternoon after a bomb threat was called in. They have reopened the building after finding nothing hazardous, police said in a statement.

Police received a phone call reporting a suspicious package in room SD-340—which they described as a bomb threat—but found nothing hazardous and cleared the room. They also cleared a suspicious package in the Russell Courtyard, which turned out to be an “unattended lunch cooler.”

The evacuation interrupted a hearing on the Transportation Security Administration.

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