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University of Texas bomb threat

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At 8:35 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2012, the University of Texas at Austin says they received a call from a male claiming to have placed bombs all over campus who said he was with al-Qaida. The university decided to evacuate all buildings on campus "out of an abundance of caution." The campus reopened in the afternoon after officials determined the campus was safe.

North Dakota State University in Fargo also had ordered an evacuation after receiving a bomb threat. It is not known if the two threats are related. - AP, NBC News

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UTAustin

Pres. Powers: We had a threat of explosives of campus. This threat was given for later in the morning. We thought prudent to clear bldgs.

University of Texas at Austin: All activities except classes will resume at 5 pm CT; buildings may be re-entered at 12 pm - @UTAustin

UTAustin

Time specified in phone threat has passed but we have not yet cleared all buildings. Decision to resume operations&classes will come shortly