Area Around Union Station Reopens After False Alarm

June 14, 2007, 2:23 p.m.

A D.C. Fire and Rescue official confirmed this afternoon that the suspicious package that shut down a major Capitol Hill intersection for several hours today was a backpack containing no hazardous materials, except dirty diapers.

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