The FBI announced today that tours
offered to the public at the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover Headquarters
building, Washington, D.C., will be canceled for an indefinite
period. The cancellation of public tours will enable FBI personnel
to complete security enhancements initiated as a result of unconfirmed
threats to the FBI Headquarters building.
Tours have been offered to the public at FBI Headquarters since
1937. Security concerns have necessitated the brief cancellation
of FBI Headquarters tours during World War II, "May Day"
observances during the early 1970's, national rioting during
1968, and during the Desert Storm conflict in 1991.
The FBI is aware of the inconvenience that the cancellation of
the tours will pose for those who wish to visit FBI Headquarters.
However, the safety of visitors to FBI Headquarters remains the
paramount concern of the FBI and was the primary consideration
for implementation of today's action. Tours will resume upon
completion of the security enhancements.
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