Beaver Valley Mall will be closed for the rest of the day after it was evacuated on Monday.
It is believed a bomb threat was made against the mall in Monaca.
The mall’s office confirmed the closure.
Police with bomb-sniffing dogs were seen entering the complex.
The threat is part of what is believed to be a nation-wide swatting incident.
That involves calling in a phony threat of a bomb.
Even when it is believed to be hoax, police still take every threat seriously and search for any evidence of an explosive.
A mall in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania was also evacuated after a threat was called into the Capital City Mall in Lower Allen Township.
That is also believed to be a part of the swatting calls.
Several schools in the area have also received calls of a threat that as also believed to be swatting incidents.
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