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PROVO — Police are searching for a man who falsely reported a bomb threat that shut down Utah County offices Tuesday, officials said.
They said a county employee received a phone call from a man just before 10 a.m., saying there was a bomb in the adjacent parking structure.
"The caller stated he was watching the area, intended to harm county employees and that the device would detonate in 34 minutes," Utah County said in a statement.
Police responded to the area, and approximately 200 people were evacuated from the Utah County Administration Building, 100 E. Center Street, and the nearby Historic Courthouse at 51 S. University Ave.
The Metro Bomb Squad conducted a sweep of the buildings and, by noon, determined there was no threat, Provo police spokeswoman Janna-Lee Holland said.
Government employees were directed to continue working remotely the rest of Tuesday. The administration building, historic courthouse and health and justice buildings will be closed to the public for the rest of Tuesday, the county announced.
Police were trying to determine who called in the threat.
