Auburn University was the largest of nearly a dozen campuses in Alabama to receive a bomb threat on Wednesday afternoon. The other 10 schools receiving threats were community colleges.
Auburn Campus Safety sent out an alert around noon on Wednesday about a bomb threat and evacuated the nursing building on campus. Individuals were told to “stay clear of the area until given all clear.”Around 12:30 p.m., Auburn Campus Safety sent the all clear stating that the “emergency has been resolved,” police had cleared the nursing building and “it is safe to resume normal activity.”
People are also reading… These included Enterprise State Community College in Enterprise, Lurleen B Wallace Community College in Andalusia and Opp, Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Northwest-Shoals Community College in Muscle Shoals, Trenholm State Community College in Montgomery and Reid State Technical College in Evergreen, according to each college’s respective social media account.
The Alabama Community College System released the following statement to media concerning the bomb threats: Auburn police said they responded to a call “reporting that an explosive device was located in an Auburn University building.”After an intensive search, police verified that there was no explosive device or present danger. About 30 minutes after the bomb threat was reported, the community was notified by police that the emergency was resolved.
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