EAST POINT, Ga. — A busy street in East Point was shut down on Friday afternoon for reports of a bomb threat.
Police say an employee at CSL Plasma received a call that a bomb was inside the building and would be going off in five minutes.
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Cleveland Avenue was closed near Blount Street as police investigated.
Channel 2 Action News crews at the scene saw dozens of officers investigating in the area.
MARTA police bomb squad came to assist East Point police in searching the building.
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No devices related to a bomb were found inside and an all-clear was given.
There is no word on if the person who called in the bomb threat will face charges once identified.
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