Tourists Are Evacuated From Alcatraz Island
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Tourists were evacuated from Alcatraz Island on Friday for the second time in a week after authorities got a phone tip about a “potentially dangerous” situation at the former prison, now one
of the city’s most popular tourist sites.
Roger Scott, a spokesman for the National Park Service, which manages Alcatraz, said authorities also closed historic Ft. Point at the south end of Golden Gate Bridge. He declined to release
details about the tip, which forced the closure of the tourist sites for the day. Both are expected to reopen Saturday.