Two Universities Evacuated Due to Bomb Threats
AUSTIN — The University of Texas was evacuated Friday after a man claiming to be with Al Qaeda called the college president and said that the bomb would detonate in 90 minutes.
Campus buildings are being checked and cleared, KVUE.com reports. University officials released a statement that President Bill Powers had decided to evacuate the buildings “out of an abundance of caution.”
In a statement on its Web site, UT officials said, “Classes on the Main university campus are cancelled for the remainder of Friday, September 14, 2012. University buildings may be re-entered effective noon today. All University activities except for scheduled classes will resume at 5:00 pm this date.”
North Dakota State University also ordered a campus evacuation after receiving a bomb threat Friday, the Associated Press reports.
No bombs have surfaced on either campus, according to the Star Tribune.
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