Bomb and gun threat sparks panic as theme park near Washington DC is evacuated on eve of 9/11 anniversary
Chilling warning claimed explosive device was hidden somewhere in popular attraction
A BOMB threat led to the evacuation of a theme park near Washington DC on the eve of the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
As many as 3,000 people were rushed out of the Six Flags America park on Saturday afternoon after police received the chilling warning.
Customers at the park were initially instructed to move to the entrances due to an unspecified "event" to ensure people remained calm, a staff source told WTOP News.
Luckily the park was in the process of closing for a private event, meaning guests were already heading to the exits.
Police later scoured the theme park -- which is about 20 miles from the centre of Washington DC -- but nothing suspicious was found.
They are now investigating the hoax.
It comes on the eve of the 15th anniversary of 9/11, when 3,000 people were killed after passenger planes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Centre towers in New York and the Pentagon in Virginia.
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