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Tanglewood Carmike Movie Theater Back Open After Threat

5:19 p.m.

The Associated Press reports:

Carmike officials alerted the FBI after discovering the threat in a voicemail message Friday morning, said company spokesman Terrell Mayton. He said the call was placed after hours Thursday by someone claiming to work for a contractor that provides janitorial services to Carmike.
    
While Mayton wouldn't discuss specifics of the call, Columbus police said the person referenced the Sylvester Stallone movie, "The Expendables 2," that opened Friday.

"It sounded like a disgruntled worker," Columbus police Lt. Bill Rawn told the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. He said the caller said, "'You don't pay us enough. You cut back our hours. We're not expendable. We'll show you we're not expendable.'"
    
Mayton said the caller outlined "some specifics to a bomb threat at certain locations," but that he did not know how many theaters were mentioned or in how many states.

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3:03 p.m.

From Jenna Zibton, reporter/anchor in the field

Roanoke County Police will have extra patrols in the Tanglewood area as a precaution tonight.

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2:34 p.m.

From Jenna Zibton, reporter/anchor in the field

General Manager of the Tanglewood Carmike says the theater has been cleared.  Movies expected to re-start at 4:00 p.m.

Officers are removing the police tape after not finding any explosive devices.

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1:47 p.m.

From Jenna Zibton, reporter/anchor in the field

Roanoke County Police tell me that Carmike called the police department at 10:12 a.m. to search the Tanglewood movie theater for a possible bomb.

The police department had to request a bomb-sniffing dog from the Virginia Tech Police Department because Roanoke County did not have one.

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1:36 p.m.

Salem's Carmike 8 movie theater on Apperson Drive was closed when Salem Police received a call to help search the building, according to city spokesman Mike Stevens.

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1:16 p.m.

Roanoke County Police have blocked off the Carmike movie theater behind Tanglewood Mall, following a threat to Carmike's corporate headquarters in Georgia, and a series of evacuations at Carmike theaters across the country.

Jenna Zibton reports police tape is blocking off part of the theater's parking lot.

We are also checking on the Salem 8 Carmike theater.

So far, no specific threat has been identified.