A Walmart store in Augusta, Maine, was evacuated on Thursday afternoon due to a bomb threat.
Augusta police said all customers and employees evacuated the store on Civic Center Drive around 2:20 p.m. A police bomb sniffing dog responded to the scene.
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Around 4:45 p.m., the building was cleared and allowed to reopen.
The investigation into the bomb threat remains ongoing, according to Augusta police.
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