“The University of Texas at Austin also has ordered an evacuation after receiving a bomb threat. It is not known if the two threats are related.” The one in Texas came from a Muslim claiming to be affiliated with al-Qaeda. No doubt the fact that the one in North Dakota came in at the same time is entirely coincidental, and in North Dakota the threat is the work of “right wing extremists.”
“North Dakota State U. orders all employees, students off campus after receiving bomb threat,” from the Associated Press, September 14 (thanks to Herman):
FARGO, N.D. “” North Dakota State University officials are ordering the campus evacuated after receiving a bomb threat.
NDSU issued a statement shortly before 10 a.m. Friday telling all employees and students to leave campus within a half-hour because of a bomb threat. Students in residence halls have been told to walk to locations off campus. No other details were given.
The University of Texas at Austin also has ordered an evacuation after receiving a bomb threat. It is not known if the two threats are related.