Crime & Safety

All Clear After Explosives Scare At Joint Base Andrews: Report

The woman reportedly refused to leave, but the all-clear was issued before the president arrived.

UPDATE 1:02 p.m.: The all-clear has been given.

UPDATE 9:42 a.m.: The car was towed before the president's arrival at the base. The incident is under investigation.

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A woman is at the gate at Joint Base Andrews claiming to have explosives and refusing to leave, according to a multiple reports.

The base is most famous as the home of Air Force One, the plane that presidents travel in, but other operations are housed at the base. President Trump is scheduled to fly out of Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday to head to North Carolina to visit areas affected by Hurricane Florence.

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