UPDATE: Pentagon Centre Mall Cleared After Bomb Threat

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UPDATE 4 p.m: K9 Koda and his K9 colleagues gave the Pentagon Centre Mall the all-clear, according to Arlington County Police. The business wing is now restored to normal and roads are being reopened, police said on Facebook.

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Arlington County Police say that Pentagon Centre Mall has been evacuated Friday due to a threat. Pentagon Centre Mall is the shopping center located across the street from Pentagon City Mall. 

“Public safety agencies assisting w/ systematic search of the Pentagon Centre Mall after a non-specific telephone threat received,” police announced Friday at about 1:45 p.m. on their Facebook page.

Roads are surrounding the mall are closed, according to police. Expect police and Arlington County Fire Department presence.

PHOTOS from the scene, posted to Facebook by Arlington County Police