Facebook HQ Evacuated Over Alleged Bomb Threat; No Casualties

A part of Facebook’s headquarter in Menlo Park was evacuated after an anonymous bomb threat tip was received by the NYPD’s Crimestoppers Unit, whopromptly forwarded it to local authoritiesto investigate the same. The bomb threat was first reported by NBC Bay Area.

Menlo Park Police Department updated folllowers on the details of the bomb threat via their official Twitter handle, first tweeting out that they have got thebuilding evacuatedand are scrubbing the area. 200 Jefferson Drive, for those unaware, is where Facebook’s Building 24 and Instagram offices are located.

#BREAKING: Bomb threat forces evacuations at Facebook building in Menlo Park,@MenloParkPDsays.https://t.co/tXJWKnlrQypic.twitter.com/foRzfj83h5

— Kristofer Noceda (@krisnoceda)December 12, 2018

Update to bomb threat at 200 Jefferson Drive: The building has been evacuated and the bomb unit is on scene.https://t.co/a8FwUhkwFz

— Menlo Park PD (@MenloParkPD)December 12, 2018

The bomb squad was at the scene at 200 Jefferson Drive and people had been warned to avoid the surrounding blocks. This was a serious jump scare for Facebook employees but Menlo Park Police authorities have thoroughly scoured the area andreported to have found ‘no suspicious package or device’ at the evacuated building.

Police respond to bomb threat; No suspicious package or device foundhttps://t.co/uxIxHYbmyX

— Menlo Park PD (@MenloParkPD)December 12, 2018

Well, it’s great to hear that everyone at the Facebook campus is safe and out of harm’s way, such threats and reports have been on the rise, of recent. It reminds us of theshooting incidentat YouTube offices, where several were injured, and was in retaliation to YouTube flagging and taking down allegedly objectionable videos.

Anmol

Getting my start with technology journalism back in 2016, I have been working in the industry for over 7 years. Currently, as the Editor of Beebom, I’m leading the coverage on the website. While my expertise lies in Android, Windows, and the apps world, find me reading manga, watching anime, and playing Apex in my free time.

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