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Gallery: Ballston Mall Evacuated After 'Molotov Cocktail' Scare

The incident was reported just after noon Thursday at the Ballston Common Mall.

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Emergency responders were called to Ballston Common Mall on Thursday after someone dropped a bottle with a fuse in it from an upper level into the food court shortly after noon, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

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