New York, Dec 28: A massive security and evacuation alert was advanced today at the the Trump Tpwer after a suspicious package was found inside the Trump Tower but later the security alert was taken back after the police found that package contained nothing but children’s toys.
The alert was issued after the fire department received a tip off about a suspicious package in the building, located on 5th Avenue near 56th Street in Manhattan according to media reports. Trump and his family are presently in Florida on a holiday.
Unofficial reports indicate that the fire department received a tip about a "suspicious package" in the building, located on 5th Avenue near 56th Street in Manhattan, Efe news agency reports. The New York Police Department announced shortly after 5 p.m. that the "all clear" had been given after the package was found to be a bag containing children's toys.
A police spokesperson had confirmed on Twitter that the fire department had responded to the report of a suspicious package in the foyer of Trump Tower. Minutes later, however, the same official said that the "all clear" had been issued after the package had been inspected by the bomb squad.
Images posted on the social networks show people running through the foyer of the building, which has become a tourist attraction since Trump won the November 8 election.
