Lockdown ends at Joint Base Andrews after ‘false-alarm’

Published May 12, 2016 10:21pm ET



Joint Base Andrews reported a security incident shortly after 5 p.m. EST, sending the Prince George’s County, Md., military base into a partial lockdown.

Military officials said a woman inside the Visitor Control Center claimed to have a bomb, according to a report. The main gate has been shut down and lockdown procedures have been put into place.

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