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NYC Skyscraper Evacuated

Over package with toy grenade.

The World Financial Center in lower Manhattan, just across the street from the new World Trade Center, was evacuated Thursday morning after reports of a suspicious package. The package contained a toy grenade, and police said workers would be allowed back into the tower. The 44-story building has 2.7 million square feet of office space, and houses major financial institutions like Merrill Lynch and OppenheimerFunds Inc.

Read it at NBC New York

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