Howard, Southern University and other HBCUs receive bomb threats [View all]

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Source: CNN

Howard, Southern University and other HBCUs receive bomb threats

By Paul P. Murphy and Laura Ly, CNN

Updated 10:27 AM ET, Mon January 31, 2022

(CNN) -- At least six historically black colleges and universities received bomb threats Monday morning, disrupting campus operations and launching police investigations.

Southern University and A&M, Howard University, Bethune-Cookman University, Albany State University, Bowie State University and Delaware State University all received bomb threats this morning, according to campus spokespeople or social media posts.

CNN has reached out to the FBI for comment.

Five schools continue to investigate the threat and remain either on lockdown or have issued shelter in place orders.

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CNN's Lindy Royce contributed to this report.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/us/hbcus-bomb-threats/index.html

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Hat tip, channel 4 in DC

Update: A bomb threat investigation is underway at Bowie State University, and school officials advised anyone on campus to shelter in place. Howard University was the subject of what D.C. police called "a possible bomb threat." Nothing was found.

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Developing: Bowie State University advised anyone on campus to shelter in place because of an emergency.

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I note, belatedly, that there's an existing thread in GD:

Bomb threats made to multiple HBCUs including Bowie State, Howard

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216305282