Hotel near SeaWorld evacuated after 'suspicious' packages left at front desk - Orlando Sentinel

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The Orange County Sheriff's Office bomb squad is investigating two abandoned suitcases left at the front desk of the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel near SeaWorld.

Right now, about 50 to 75 people have been evacuated to a safe area away from the hotel at 6850 Westwood Blvd., authories said.

Lt. Mary Huggins, an Orange County Sheriff's Office watch commander, said there were two men who acted nervous and asked a lot of questions before leaving the suitcases at the front desk. Their behavior and the abandoned luggage prompted the evacuation.

Evacuated guests are being sent to Renaissance Hotel next door to await further instructions.

Officials have blocked off an area of Westwood Boulevard and are rerouting traffic in the area.

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