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Navy gives all clear after investigating suspicious package at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Posted at 12:59 PM, May 18, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-18 15:44:35-04

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Navy has given the all clear after investigating a suspicious package that was found at the Naval Medical center Portsmouth around 11:30 a.m.

According to Navy officials, there are no reports of any injuries and there was no mention of a possible bomb.

Text alerts from a source inside the Portsmouth Annex said that Building 3 was being evacuated by Navy officials; that is where the package was reportedly located.

Gate 1 is open to inbound traffic and Gate 2 is open to outbound traffic.

NSA Hampton Roads also tweeted out that there was a “security incident” at the Portsmouth Annex.