Police investigate Trump Tower Chicago ‘bomb threat’ after hotel guest is heard ‘screaming and threatening to detonate explosives’
A man has been taken into custody following the incident on Friday afternoon, according to reports
POLICE responded to a "bomb threat" at Trump Tower after a hotel guest was heard "screaming and threatening to detonate explosives".
Officers said the incident was "not bonafide" and a man had been taken into custody following the incident at Trump International Hotel in Chicago on Friday afternoon.
Police cars and dog units were seen outside the tower at around 2pm, according to
A resident of the building claimed a "man was outside screaming and threatening to detonate a bomb", the reported.
A transcript from the police radio conversation, published by the news website, claimed that a "male checked in this morning and said he has a bomb inside of his room".
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The incident was first reported on the CPCD Citywide Twitter account, citing police scanner communications.
A tweet read: "401 N Wabash. *BOMB THREAT* Guest at #TrumpTower says he has a bomb in his room @TrumpChicago @realDonaldTrump #ChicagoScanner #Chicago".
Trump Tower in New York was evacuated in December following the discovery of a suspicious package.
Sources said CCTV showed a boy with his family leave his yellow backpack in the atrium.
Police said a sniffer dog was brought in indicated the package may contain an explosive.
The all-clear was given within minutes after police investigated the package.
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