Maine's state capitol building in Augusta was evacuated Wednesday due to a threat, part of a wave of similar incidents the same day across the country.
The threat came via email to a Maine State House employee, state police said. No explosive devices were found and authorities described the threat as a hoax.
After learning of the threat around 1:45 p.m., Maine Capitol Police shut the building and evacuated about 300 people, state police said. No one was injured.
State capitols across the country received threats Wednesday. At least five others — in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi and Montana — were also evacuated.
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