Bomb threat made to state office building

Authorities were investigating Friday after a bomb threat was called in to a state office building in downtown Atlanta.

The incident happened around 11 a.m. at the 2 Peachtree building at the corner of Marietta and Peachtree streets.

Building houses the state’s Department of Human Resources, as well as employees from other state agencies.

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