All clear in Palm Bay after bomb threat at Taco Bell

A bomb squad with a K-9 has completed the search of a Taco Bell in Palm Bay, and employees are going back to their jobs.

Other nearby businesses that also had been evacuated were Tire Kingdom, Panda Express and Chick-fil-A. Traffic on Malabar Road also has been diverted for more than an hour.

Units from Brevard County Fire Rescue, Palm Bay Police Department and Brevard County Sheriff's Office responded.

A command post was set up in the Home Depot parking lot, said Yvonne Martinez, public information coordinator for Palm Bay Police.

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