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Man accused of making bomb threats at Nellis Air Force Base

Updated Friday, March 5, 2010 | 7:31 p.m.

Nellis Air Force Base

A man has been taken into custody after allegedly making bomb threats to Nellis Air Force Base personnel Friday afternoon, Metro Police said.

Metro Police Lt. Dan McGrath said the man was taken into custody about 3:30 p.m. after pulling up to the main gate and making bomb threats. He said officers searched the man’s car but did not find any explosives.

Nellis spokesman Eugene Hill said the main gate to the base was shut down at about 3 p.m. as a result of the incident. The gate will remain closed until officials finish their investigation, authorities said.

The incident did not impact operations at the base, Air Force officials said.

The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is taking over the investigation, McGrath said.

No further information was immediately released about the man taken into custody.

The investigation is ongoing and officials were still at the scene Friday night.

North Las Vegas Boulevard near East Craig Road was shut down during the incident but has been reopened.

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