The Republic | azcentral.com

The Arizona Attorney General's Office in Phoenix was evacuated late Tuesday morning for a bomb threat, officials say.

Mia Garcia, an AG spokeswoman, said someone called in a bomb threat to the office's consumer-complaints line at 11:25 a.m.

"The caller did reference the Middle East," Garcia said.

About 600 to 800 employees were evacuated from both AG's office buildings, at 1275 W. Washington St. and 15 S. 15th Ave.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety was sweeping the buildings to eliminate the threat, Garcia said.