Bomb Threat Reported In Northwest Washington D.C.

Since the Iran War started, bomb threats have been increasing all across the United States.

On Friday afternoon, a D.C. Metropolitan Police bomb squad unit responded to a bomb threat in Northwest D.C.

Currently, officers are at the scene securing the area where the bomb threat was reported.

Here’s the scene:

Bomb threat closes 14th and K NW in downtown DC. pic.twitter.com/LFr5RTZxC1

— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) March 13, 2026

DC News Now reported more on the bomb threat and cleared rumors of an active shooter at the Washington Post building:

Some roads in Northwest D.C. have been shut down after a bomb threat was made along 14th Street.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said 14th Street from L Street to I Street NW and K Street from 13th Street to 15th Street NW have been closed so officers can investigate the threat. Drivers are asked to find other ways around.

Officers are still investigating a bomb threat inside a building in the 1000 block of 14th St.

MPD said a shooting did not occur in the area, and no incident has happened at the Washington Post building.

MPD is currently on scene investigating a bomb threat is the 1000 block of 14th Street, Northwest.

There is NO shooting in this area.

We will provide updates in this thread.

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) March 13, 2026

A secondary bomb threat was reported at George Mason University, just 35 minutes away from D.C.

Fox 5 reported more on the threat:

Fenwick Library on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus was closed Thursday as police investigate a potential bomb threat, according to the university.

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George Mason University issued a Mason Alert saying the library is closed until further notice to allow University Police to investigate.

Officials urged people to leave the building and stay away from the area.

The university said the threat has not been confirmed and that the investigation is being conducted out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of public safety.

It is unclear what prompted the threat or how it was reported. Authorities have not said how long the library will remain closed.

🚨 Mason Alert: The Fenwick Library on the @GeorgeMasonU Fairfax campus is closed until further notice to allow University Police to investigate a potential bomb threat.

Please leave the Fenwick Library and stay away from the area. #MasonNation

— George Mason University (@GeorgeMasonU) March 13, 2026

Another bomb threat was reported at the University of Virginia:

🚨 JUST IN: BOMB THREAT reported at University of Virginia, Shannon Library is being evacuated, the school says

After what happened yesterday, pray this is not credible. pic.twitter.com/O3Xc1NwENZ

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 13, 2026

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