Two Ivy League schools have evacuated several buildings after reports of bomb threats on campus.
Both Columbia and Cornell University have evacuated several buildings after the universities received threats of explosives on school grounds. Students received emergency notifications asking them to avoid select facilities.
“Police received a call of bombs being placed in the Law School, Goldwin Smith, Upson Hall and Kennedy Hall,” said Cornell in a tweet on Sunday.
CornellALERT: for the Ithaca campus. Police received a call of bombs being placed in the Law School, Goldwin Smith, Upson Hall and Kennedy Hall.
— Cornell University (@Cornell) November 7, 2021
Cornell University has asked students to evacuate and avoid the following buildings. Students were also instructed not to call Cornell University Police unless it is an emergency.
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Students from Carman Hall and Lerner Hall were evacuated around 2:45, with officials advising students to stay away from the buildings until further notice. Students received a public safety text at 3:22 telling them that Butler Hall was also being evacuated, reported the Columbia Daily Spectator.
BREAKING: Carman Hall and Lerner Hall are being evacuated due to a bomb threat, Columbia announced. The University advises that people stay away from those buildings until further notice.
— Columbia Daily Spectator (@ColumbiaSpec) November 7, 2021
Columbia and Cornell are not the first Ivy League schools to receive bomb threats in the last week.
On Friday, Yale reported that someone called in a threat of approximately 40 bombs. Local police evacuated the sites mentioned and gave an “all clear” within hours of the call.
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