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Legislative building in Olympia to reopen Tuesday after bomb threat

Dec 9, 2019, 4:45 PM | Updated: 9:07 pm

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The Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. (AP file photo)

(AP file photo)

Lawmakers and staff will be allowed to return to the Legislative building at the Washington state capitol Tuesday morning after a bomb threat prompted its closure late Monday afternoon.

Washington State Patrol says the bomb squad swept the building and found nothing inside.

The threat was made via telephone.

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