article_snippet.sent: All civilians were evacuated and only emergency personnel remained on Liberty Island, according to police.
article_snippet.sent: Shortly after 11 a.m., the National Park Service was informed that a 911 caller made a threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty -- which led to the evacuation, according to park service spokeswoman Mindi Rambo.
article_snippet.sent: Park police had notified the NYPD, which dispatched its bomb squad, officials said.
article_snippet.sent: Previously, the Statue of Liberty closed in November 2012 because of significant damage sustained from Superstorm Sandy.
article_snippet.sent: The last time the island shut down to the public was in October 2013, when the public closed for 12 days because of the a government shutdown.
highlights_snippet.sent: Statue of Liberty Liberty evacuated after bomb threat, officials say .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The evacuation came after a phoned threat, sources say .