DPS investigating bomb threat called into AG's office

PHOENIX (KSAZ) - A bomb threat was called into the Arizona Attorney General's Office in Phoenix Tuesday.

DPS troopers responded and evacuated almost 800 employees.

The call came in around 11:25 a.m. to the office's consumer complaint hotline.

Troopers with the DPS bomb squad searched the building and did not find any explosives.

The caller reportedly mentioned the middle east during the call.

The Arizona DPS is investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to call DPS at (602) 223-2000.