Columbia, Cornell, and Brown received bomb threats and evacuated students

On Sunday afternoon, a series of Ivy League campuses including Cornell University, Columbia University and Brown University were threatened by bombs, forcing officials to evacuate students from several buildings.

At about 2:30 pm Eastern Time, the Columbia University Public Safety Office in Manhattan, New York, issued a school-wide emergency alert after receiving a bomb threat from the university building, according to a statement shared with others by school officials. . Twitter.

“New York Police Department investigating. Avoid the area until further notice,” the official said.

At around 5 pm, officials stated that the bomb threat was “considered by the authorities as untrustworthy”. [New York Police Department] The campus building has been cleaned up and you can move in again. “

At 3:50 pm, Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island issued a similar emergency alert for the entire school, stating that the police are conducting a campus investigation involving bomb threats. Brown Daily Herald.

At 4:10 pm, Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, also confirmed the bomb threat report and advised the public to avoid the center of the campus because campus law enforcement is investigating on the spot. Officials implemented a security boundary during the investigation.

“Evacuate the law school, Godwin Smith, Upson Hall, and Kennedy Hall in or near the area,” the school official said.

This is a story of development.