24 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats

Published November 27, 2012 6:39pm ET



MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Bomb threats forced the evacuation of 24 courthouses across Tennessee Tuesday morning, including the federal building in Memphis, but authorities who are investigating said no devices were found.

Tennessee became the fourth state to deal with similar bomb hoaxes. One targeted 28 courthouses in Oregon and similar threats were reported in Nebraska and Washington this month.

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