Several schools and city buildings in Springfield, Ohio were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving bomb threats via email. The threats also targeted local officials, including city commissioners and a municipal employee. Authorities have cleared the buildings after thorough inspections.
Several local leaders have also been targeted in the wake of baseless claims aimed at Haitian immigrants that have been repeated by former President Donald Trump.Students at Perrin Woods and Snowhill Elementary Schools in Springfield "were evacuated from their buildings to an alternate district location," school district spokesperson Jenna Leinasars said.
A second email threatened multiple locations that included Springfield City Hall, Cliff Park High School, Perrin Woods Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle School, the Bureau of MotorVehicles and the Ohio License Bureau Southside, Graves added.Sign up for NBC New York's News Headlines newsletter. Local police and FBI agents based in Dayton are working"to determine the origin of these email threats," the city official said.
ABC moderator David Muir corrected former President Donald Trump during the presidential debate on Tuesday night after Trump unsubstantiated claims about Haitian immigrants eating family pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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