{"id":70212,"date":"2017-03-31T16:43:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T20:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=70212"},"modified":"2017-03-31T16:46:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T20:46:53","slug":"red-mercury-scare-in-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=70212","title":{"rendered":"Red mercury scare in Atlanta!"},"content":{"rendered":"

JUST IN: Downtown streets closed amid \u2018red mercury\u2019 investigation<\/h1>\n

Raisa Habersham
\nAJC.com<\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n
\n
\"\"<\/a>Homeland Security is en route to the location, police said. (Credit: Ryan Stultz)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n

Officials are investigating in downtown Atlanta after reports that a man claiming to have red mercury from Africa walked into the Region 2 location of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\u201cWe received a call regarding a male coming into the facility carrying red mercury from Africa,\u201d Atlanta police Officer Stephanie Brown said. \u201cWe are still gathering details on the call.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

These streets downtown are closed to traffic<\/p>\n

Peachtree St. at John Portman
Peachtree Center @ Andrew Young
Courtland St @ Baker St<\/p>\n

— Atlanta Police Department (@Atlanta_Police) March 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n