A suspicious package has been discovered in front of the Turkish House in New York, near the United Nations building in an area where many countries have embassies. A bomb squad has been called to the scene and the area cleared.
The alert was called in to police at around noon local time. Officers have since cleared a two-block area around the building, which is located on First Avenue in Manhattan.
В Нью-Йорке полиция оцепила участок напротив ООН из-за подозрительного предметаhttps://t.co/4wMOKErVma pic.twitter.com/pSeU35gX1C
— РИА Новости (@rianru) October 22, 2021
There is a suspicious package in front of the Turk Evi (Turkish House) in New York City -near UN building. The suspicious PKG was called into police around 12pm. Bomb squad is on its way to the scene. @NYPDnews have cleared a 2 block area around the mission. @TRConsulNY pic.twitter.com/PnlSmUkY1B
— Serra Karaçam (@serrakaracam) October 22, 2021
Turk Evi (Turkish House) only opened to the public last month. Located in the embassy-heavy East Midtown neighborhood on United Nations Plaza, it had been under construction for four years. The building is home to multiple Turkish diplomatic facilities in New York, including a mission and consulate, and also hosts Turkish cultural events. There are also a number of residences inside the property.
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