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No explosives found after threat prompts evacuation at Doraville QuikTrip

Doraville police evacuated a QuikTrip on Pleasantdale Road to investigate a bomb threat Wednesday morning.
Doraville police evacuated a QuikTrip on Pleasantdale Road to investigate a bomb threat Wednesday morning.
By Chelsea Prince
Updated Oct 27, 2021

A bomb threat at a QuikTrip forced Doraville police to close Pleasantdale Road on Wednesday morning.

The building was cleared “with no explosives present” shortly after 11 a.m., the police department said on Twitter. It was not clear what prompted the evacuation.

All lanes of Pleasantdale Road were also reopened at the I-85 frontage road, including the ramps to the interstate.

Doraville police closed Pleasantdale Road and evacuated a gas station Wednesday morning.
Doraville police closed Pleasantdale Road and evacuated a gas station Wednesday morning.

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