According to Reuters, the United States (US) Police said on Sunday, November 7, that the bomb threats received by the Ivy League Universities, Cornell University, Brown University, and Columbia University were not credible and that normal activities could resume at the schools.
Meanwhile on Sunday, three Ivy League universities Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and Columbia University in New York City – received separate bomb threats. Consequently, resulting in the evacuation of many buildings on their respective campuses. “Law enforcement has concluded a search of the Ithaca campus; no credible threats were found. It is safe to resume all normal activities,” Cornell University tweets.
“Buildings that had been evacuated are now reopened. Meanwhile, university operations have resumed as normal,” the school states in a statement. “We are relieved to report that this threat appears to have been a hoax. A cruel hoax; but, thankfully, just a hoax,” they add.
Yale University, an Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut, received bomb threats on Friday. Fortunately, it was ultimately false. It is unclear whether the threats have any connections. As a result, police shut down Yale’s campus. Consequently, some local businesses were also down for more than four hours before issuing an all-clear, reports ABC affiliate WTNH. No devices were in discovery at any of the schools. As a result, none were under arrest by detectives.
