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Newark City Hall has been evacuated Monday morning after officials received a bomb threat.

(Star-Ledger file photo)

NEWARK — Newark City Hall is being evacuated after officials received a bomb threat targeted at the building, according to authorities.

Kevin Lynch, a spokesman for the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, said sheriff’s officers and Newark police responded to the building just before 10:30 a.m.

Employees and visitors at City Hall were evacuating, though Lynch said he was unsure if they were leaving voluntarily or were ordered out by police.

Representatives for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and city police could not immediately be reached for comment.

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