Bomb threat forces evacuation of Finance Ministry building in Madrid

A governmental building in Madrid was evacuated Thursday because of a bomb threat, police said.

Police were searching the Finance Ministry building, which belongs to the ministry's tax collection service, a police official said.

The threat was received in a telephone call, the official said without giving more details. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because police dealing with media in Spain are barred from giving their names, reports the AP.