About this episode
The episode discusses a recent lockdown at the Pentagon that was triggered by a false alarm related to air quality.
A lockdown in place at the Pentagon is now over. Sources familiar with the matter tell CNN the evacuation was due to a false alarm. A Pentagon spokesman says building systems detected an air quality issue, triggering precautionary measures to determine the threat. CNN National Security Correspondent Natasha Bertrand has details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Natasha Bertrand
Topics covered
- Pentagon
- lockdown
- false alarm
- air quality
- evacuation
- national security
Keywords
- Pentagon
- lockdown
- false alarm
- air quality
- evacuation
- CNN
- national security
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Organizations: CNN
Places: Pentagon
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