The Arizona Attorney General's office was cleared for over an hour Tuesday while officials investigated a phoned-in bomb threat.
Attorney General Mark Brnovich tweeted just before noon that the threat was called into the AG's Consumer Complaint hotline.
Building cleared & all AZAG employees back inside after bomb threat. Thank you @Arizona_DPS Bomb Squad. pic.twitter.com/Vt65e6cqyH
— Mark Brnovich (@GeneralBrnovich) March 22, 2016
Just after 1:30 p.m., he said the building was cleared and employees were back inside.
Photos tweeted from Brnovich's account showed the Arizona Department of Public Safety's Bomb Squad outside the building.
We can confirm AZAG offices in Phoenix evacuated after bomb threat called in to our Consumer Complaints Hotline. pic.twitter.com/PPXXOHwCnB
— Mark Brnovich (@GeneralBrnovich) March 22, 2016
About 800 employees were evacuated from the building, he said.
The offices are located near 13th Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Phoenix.
