Bomb Scare Tuesday in Cleveland Park

There was an apparent bomb scare in Cleveland Park Tuesday evening at the Giant supermarket at Wisconsin and Newark Street. Here are the three reports from the Cleveland Park Listserv:

As of 5 pm [Tuesday] police are blocking off the first block of Newark west of Wisconsin and telling everyone in no uncertain terms to get out of the area, but wouldn't explain why. Any idea what's going on?

One neighbor tells me that a policeman told him he couldn't go towards it, "unless you want to get blown up," so he thinks it was a bomb scare.

There was a bomb scare at the Giant yesterday evening. Someone I know parked in the lot, ran in the store without her coat just to grab something and then couldn't get back to her car. The bomb squad truck arrived about 5:25pm.

Breaking News: Man Arrested in Metro Bomb Plot

by Lindsay Chastain

Farooque Ahmed, age 38, of Ashburn, VA, was arrested for plotting bombings in metro stations throughout the city, CNN reports. He was providing support and information with men he believed were members of al Qaeda. The Department of Justice has not yet released any additional details.

Additional information will be posted when we have it.

Florida Stuffed Pony Bomb Scare

A toy pony was blown up by the Orlando, Florida bomb squad on Tuesday. The suspicious looking stuffed pony was said to have wires protruding out; the pony was found outside of an elementary school. Say what you want about bomb hysteria and security overzealousness, but bomb scares and schools don't mix and the bomb squad did the right thing.