Report: CWL Dallas event delayed after possible bomb threat – UPDATE
UPDATE – December 10 at 5:34PM ET: MLG has received the all clear to continue the event.
Attention all #CWLDallas attendees. We have received the all-clear to resume competition.
Spectator pass holders, please make your way back to the venue. We appreciate your support.
— MLG (@MLG) December 10, 2017
UPDATE – December 10: The CWL Dallas venue is being evacuated once again on Championship Sunday due to another possible bomb threat.
UPDATE: Dallas Police Department stated that the bomb threat was a hoax, but they did need to fully clear out the building to ensure full safety. CWL Dallas event resumes on December 9.
#UPDATE: Dallas police say a bomb threat that led to the evacuation of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center appears to be a hoax: https://t.co/2PDodSzlIg
— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) December 9, 2017
The first CWL event of the year kicked off today in Dallas, but the event met an abrupt stop earlier this afternoon after a fire alarm went off in the building.
There were many different stories as to what is happening, but a local news outlet, WFAA, in Dallas says that the event was evacuated after a security guard called in a possible bomb threat.
Dallas convention center has been evacuated. Sources say a security guard called DPD saying he saw a back pack that looked like it had dynamite in it. Bomb squad called in. Sources say Crime Stoppers also got a calling saying Convention center would be blown up in 30 minutes.
— Rebecca Lopez (@rlopezwfaa) December 8, 2017
MLG confirmed in a Tweet the venue was in fact evacuated but further details were not stated. It’s not clear when the bet will resume again.
Stay tuned.
