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Louisville Metro Police officials gave an all-clear after the Louisville Zoo was evacuated May 1 due to a reported safety threat. Louisville Zoo has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in United States.

Key facts

• Louisville Metro Police officials gave an all-clear after the Louisville Zoo was evacuated May 1 due to a reported safety threat.
• All clear' given at Louisville Zoo after bomb threat.
• LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The "all clear" was given at the Louisville Zoo around 10:20 a.m.
• Emergency officials have given the all-clear after the Louisville Zoo had to be evacuated this morning because of a “safety threat.”
• The zoo will reopen at 11 a.m., Louisville Zoo officials said.

What we know

Going deeper, all clear' given at Louisville Zoo after bomb threat.

On the substance, LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The "all clear" was given at the Louisville Zoo around 10:20 a.m.

Beyond the headlines, Emergency officials have given the all-clear after the Louisville Zoo had to be evacuated this morning because of a “safety threat.”

More precisely, the zoo will reopen at 11 a.m., Louisville Zoo officials said.

It is worth noting that the zoo posted on Facebook people were being moved to Joe Creason Park.

By the numbers

At this stage, a spokesperson for the zoo said about 230 people were evacuated, including about 60 staff members.

On a related note, In a Facebook post published just after 9:30 a.m., the zoo told visitors it was evacuating and directed them to go to Joe Creason Park.

Going deeper, the zoo typically does not open to the public until 10 a.m. each day, but it also hosts a free walking club each day from 8 to 9:15 a.m.

On the substance, a spokesperson for the zoo said there were about 250 people in the area at the time of the threat, including staff, zoo keepers and patrons.

The wider context

On a related note, Louisville Metro Police confirmed a bomb threat was called in and responded to the zoo to investigate.

Going deeper, Around 10:22 a.m., police said nothing was detected and the area is clear.

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The bottom line

• All clear' given at Louisville Zoo after bomb threat.
• The zoo will reopen at 11 a.m., Louisville Zoo officials said.
• The zoo posted on Facebook people were being moved to Joe Creason Park.