San Diego St. Arena Evacuated Over Bomb Scare
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Jeff Quinton | Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
Arena reopened in San Diego following evacuation (ESPN)
Police evacuated Cox Arena on the campus of San Diego State on Thursday, hours before a first-round NCAA Tournament basketball game, after a bomb-sniffing dog signaled a potential problem at a hot dog stand.
The building was cleared while police tried to determine if there was an explosive device in the hot dog stand, assistant vice president for marketing and communications Jack Beresford told Reuters.
He said it was not immediately clear how many people were inside the building at the time but that the teams had not yet arrived.
ESPN’s Jay Bilas reported that Marquette was on its bus at the hotel and had not been cleared to come to the arena. Tip-off between the Golden Eagles and Alabama is scheduled at 2:40 p.m. ET.
ESPN.com’s Wayne Drehs reported the games will be delayed at least two hours.
“A bomb-sniffing dog noticed something in a hot dog cart,” Beresford said. “They got a hit on something that was in the cart itself.”
Later games include UCLA vs. Belmont at 4:55 p.m. ET, Illinois vs. Air Force at 7:25 p.m. ET and Washington vs. Utah State at 9:45 p.m. ET.
Cross-posted from Backcountry Conservative.
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