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The Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office dismissed a reported bomb threat at the Dadeland Mall, located in the Kendall district south of Miami, after conducting a thorough inspection of the premises.
Agents confirmed that there is no active threat and the area has been cleared with no injuries reported and no explosive device found.
On the same day, the security forces also investigated a bomb threat at Baptist Hospital, extending the operation to other facilities in southwest Miami-Dade.
Dadeland Mall is one of the busiest and most iconic shopping centers in South Florida. Opened on October 1, 1962, at 7535 North Kendall Drive, it boasts over 1.5 million square feet and more than 150 shops and restaurants, including Florida's largest Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, JCPenney, and DICK'S House of Sport. In the 1990s, it was the most visited mall in the continental United States.
This incident adds to a series of similar alerts reported recently in South Florida. In March, a JetBlue plane was evacuated at the International Airport after a bomb threat was received on board.
In January, a 49-year-old Cuban resident in Houston was arrested for making a false bomb threat at Miami Airport. Shortly after, Miami Airport was partially evacuated due to a suspicious suitcase, creating moments of chaos among passengers.
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