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Suspicious package prompts Key Bridge closure in Washington

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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Police and the Secret Service responded Friday morning to a suspicious package in the 3300 block of M Street Northwest in Washington, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service. Authorities closed that block and the Francis Scott Key Bridge between Washington and Arlington, Virginia, as a precaution, with the Secret Service saying it acted out of “an abundance of caution.” The department’s bomb disposal unit also responded, and the investigation was ongoing at the time of reporting. The New York Post, citing Ukrainian charge d’affaires Denys Sienik, reports that the nearby Ukrainian embassy was evacuated and later reopened after the object was found to pose no threat.

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Police and the Secret Service responded Friday morning to a suspicious package in the 3300 block of M Street Northwest.
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Center
The Hill
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Washington Examiner, New York Post
The Francis Scott Key Bridge was closed as a precaution.
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The Hill
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Washington Examiner, New York Post
The Secret Service said the closures were made out of an abundance of caution.
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The Hill
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New York Post
The Ukrainian embassy was evacuated, according to its charge d’affaires.
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Officials said the object was found to pose no threat.
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The investigation was ongoing at the time of reporting.
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Washington Examiner, New York Post

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All three outlets report that police and the Secret Service responded to a suspicious package Friday and closed the Key Bridge. The Hill describes the closure in official terms, while the right-side Post stresses an evacuated Ukrainian embassy and a bomb scare, and the Examiner sticks to the police response.

the left
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the center
1 outlet
The Hill’s headline names the Secret Service and the embassy, keeps “suspicious package” in quotation marks as the authorities’ term, and reports a street closure without any claim about threat.
USSS closes street near Ukraine Embassy due to 'suspicious package'
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the right
2 outlets
Right-side headlines split: the Washington Examiner reports the police and Secret Service investigation neutrally, while the New York Post leads with an embassy evacuation and a “bomb scare” framing.
Ukrainian embassy in DC evacuated and major bridge closed over bomb scare
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Secret Service response
closure of the M Street block and bridge
“suspicious package” as the official description

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The HillCenter
USSS closes street near Ukraine Embassy due to 'suspicious package'
The United States Secret Service and the D.C. police investigated reports of a “suspicious package” near the Ukrainian Embassy on Friday morning, according to a USSS statement provided to NewsNation. Out of an “abundance of caution,” the 3300 block of M Street in Northwest D.C. …
3 hr agoRead at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

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embassy evacuation
Key Bridge closure
bomb scare framing

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New York PostRight
Ukrainian embassy in DC evacuated and major bridge closed over bomb scare
The US Secret Service's discovery of a "suspicious" object forced the evacuation of the Ukrainian embassy in DC and shut down the Key Bridge -- before it was deemed not a threat.
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Washington ExaminerRight
DC Police and Secret Service investigate suspicious package found near Georgetown
The Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service have closed the Francis Scott Key Bridge between Washington and Arlington, Virginia, after a suspicious package was found in Georgetown. The shutdown happened Friday at approximately 8:42 a.m., according to authorities. …
4 hr agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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1 hr 30 min later
Its first report, Oct 23, 11:38 AM EDT
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Washington Examiner, Oct 23, 10:08 AM EDT

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Washington ExaminerRightOct 23, 10:08 AM EDT
New York PostRightOct 23, 11:25 AM EDT
The HillCenterOct 23, 11:38 AM EDT

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Suspicious package prompts Key Bridge closure in Washington

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USSS closes street near Ukraine Embassy due to 'suspicious package'

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Ukrainian embassy in DC evacuated and major bridge closed over bomb scare

DC Police and Secret Service investigate suspicious package found near Georgetown

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