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Miami-Dade Courthouse Temporarily Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

Miami-Dade Police were investigating a reported bomb threat Monday morning at a Miami courthouse, which turned out to be a hoax.

Police evacuated the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building at 1351 Northwest 12th Street around 8 a.m.

Someone overheard the word bomb being mentioned in a conversation between two people and police were called. The courthouse was evacuated as a precaution.

Shortly after 8:45 a.m., police determined the bomb threat was a hoax and gave the all-clear.

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