(whp) — a day of bomb threats created a chaotic saturday in lancaster, pennsylvania, and it all started because of a drag queen story hour at a. Police on saturday evacuated a swath of blocks in downtown lancaster after multiple bomb threats were received in connection to a drag queen story hour planned at the. Lancaster city officials have lifted the evacuation order following several bomb threats downtown earlier saturday.

Understanding the Context

Police were notified of bomb threats in the 100 blocks of. The pennsylvania state police bomb squad cleared the library around 12:20 p. m. An email sent around noon threatened detonation of explosive devices at 1:30 p.

Key Insights

m. The targets were the. Whoever is behind an emailed bomb threat that prompted police to evacuate large parts of lancaster on saturday faces an array of possible criminal charges. Over 200 young families were expected to stop by the lancaster public library for the drag queen story hour. Authorities say a “drag queen story hour” at a pennsylvania library has been canceled after a suspicious package was found in the building.

Final Thoughts

(whp) — the lancaster county district attorney's office has released more information about the bomb threat that caused evacuations of. Officials say there was an additional bomb threat in the areas of the 100 blocks of n. Lime and 100 block of n. Queen in lancaster city. Residents were advised to evacuate. Parts of downtown lancaster were evacuated saturday afternoon amid bomb threats referencing a canceled drag queen story hour event at lancaster public library.

Subsequently, we received additional bomb threats via email of explosive devices planted in the areas of the 100 block of n. Lime and 100 block of n. Queen in lancaster city as well as. Police in lancaster, pennsylvania, lifted evacuation orders saturday after a “drag queen story hour” at the public library was targeted with bomb threats, followed by.