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FBI launches hate crime investigation after HBCUs targeted in 'nationwide series of bomb threats'...
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The FBI launched a hate crime and violent extremism investigation after a series of bomb threats made this week against more than a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Referring to a "nationwide series of bomb threats to Historically Black Colleges and Universities," the FBI said in a statement Wednesday that the threats are "being investigated as Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism and hate crimes." No explosive devices have been found at any of the locations.
The FBI is also investigating threats made against houses of worship, the statement said.
The investigation is led by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces and involves more than 20 FBI field offices across the country, according to the statement. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has also announced an investigation.
The FBI launched a hate crime and violent extremism investigation after a series of bomb threats made this week against more than a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Referring to a "nationwide series of bomb threats to Historically Black Colleges and Universities," the FBI said in a statement Wednesday that the threats are "being investigated as Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism and hate crimes." No explosive devices have been found at any of the locations.
The FBI is also investigating threats made against houses of worship, the statement said.
The investigation is led by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces and involves more than 20 FBI field offices across the country, according to the statement. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has also announced an investigation.
FBI launches hate crime investigation after HBCUs targeted in 'nationwide series of bomb threats'...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel , good morning and a good share to start the day off, thanks. Awareness is the key.
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..."Students, faculty and staff at HBCUs in eight states and Washington, D.C., were on alert Tuesday as classes were moved online or rescheduled. Many institutions issued "all clear" messages by Tuesday afternoon after law enforcement searches failed to find devices on campuses.
Tuesday's incidents targeting at least 13 HBCUs were the latest in a string of threats made against Black universities. Howard University in Washington, D.C., also received threats Monday and Jan. 4.
A threat to Bethune-Cookman University was delivered by a caller who described an elaborate plot involving seven bombs hidden around the school's perimeter, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said at a news conference. The threats to some of the other schools also were phoned in, school officials have said, but few details of those calls have been released.
The bomb threats came as Black History Month began Tuesday."...
..."Students, faculty and staff at HBCUs in eight states and Washington, D.C., were on alert Tuesday as classes were moved online or rescheduled. Many institutions issued "all clear" messages by Tuesday afternoon after law enforcement searches failed to find devices on campuses.
Tuesday's incidents targeting at least 13 HBCUs were the latest in a string of threats made against Black universities. Howard University in Washington, D.C., also received threats Monday and Jan. 4.
A threat to Bethune-Cookman University was delivered by a caller who described an elaborate plot involving seven bombs hidden around the school's perimeter, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said at a news conference. The threats to some of the other schools also were phoned in, school officials have said, but few details of those calls have been released.
The bomb threats came as Black History Month began Tuesday."...
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