Story highlights Statue of Liberty to reopen Saturday

Locker thought to have a suspicious package was empty, police say

Statue of Liberty evacuated after bomb threat, officials say

The evacuation came after a phoned threat, sources say

New York (CNN) New York's iconic Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island will reopen to the public Saturday -- one day after a bomb threat that led to its evacuation was declared unfounded, officials said.

The NYPD bomb squad on Friday examined a locker thought to contain a suspicious package and found it was empty, a law enforcement official said.

Police declared the scene clear at 3:15 p.m.

Other lockers checked as a precautionary measure, the law enforcement source said.

Images posted on social media showed crowds of visitors walking on ramps to awaiting ferries.

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