Woodland Park Zoo Reopens After Bomb Threat Evacuates 3,700, as Police Find No Explosives
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Updated · KOMO News · Jul 3
Woodland Park Zoo Reopens After Bomb Threat Evacuates 3,700, as Police Find No Explosives
3 articles · Updated · KOMO News · Jul 3
Summary
2 p.m. marked Woodland Park Zoo’s reopening after Seattle police cleared the grounds following a bomb threat reported shortly after 11 a.m.
About 3,500 visitors and 200 camp children were evacuated while officers swept the zoo and found no bombs, prompting re-entry approval by early afternoon.
Zoo officials said they treated the threat as a real emergency despite similar recent swatting hoaxes targeting dozens of zoos and aquariums nationwide.
Ticket holders can reschedule or request refunds, and the zoo said summer camps will resume Monday after the holiday-weekend disruption.