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The FBI has identified people suspected of making threats to HBCUs this week, official says

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At least 14 historically Black colleges and universities reported bomb threats Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month.

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  1. More than a dozen HBCUs get bomb threats on the first day of Black History Month

    Headline from WMUR ·

  2. Newest

    The FBI has identified people suspected of making threats to HBCUs this week, official says

    Headline from WMUR ·

Reports & sources

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  1. FOX 5 DC

    HBCU bomb threats reported at several universities across US (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Authorities are investigating after several historically black colleges and universities across the county reported threats to their campuses Monday.

  2. The Hill

    Police respond to multiple bomb threats at HBCUs (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    At least six historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) received bomb threats Monday morning leading to campus lockdowns and police investigations.

  3. WMUR

    More than a dozen HBCUs get bomb threats on the first day of Black History Month (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    At least 13 HBCUs reported bomb threats Tuesday. At least one of them, Howard University, also received a bomb threat Monday.

  4. Newsweek

    FBI probes threats to HBCUs as 13 targeted with bomb calls in a day (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    This wave of bomb threats came only a day after six other threats were made against HBCUs across the U.S.

  5. Thv11

    Police receive 911 call from 'neo nazi' claiming responsibility for HBCU bomb threats in Arkansas (opens Thv11)

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    Thv11's feed description

    Two of Little Rock’s HBCUs, Philander Smith College and Arkansas Baptist College, received bomb threats on Tuesday, Feb. 1.

  6. NBC Chicago

    HBCU Campuses Targeted in New Round of Bomb Threats (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    At least 10 historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month.

  7. Florida Phoenix

    FBI probes bomb threats against HBCUs; campuses reopen after no explosives are found (opens Florida Phoenix)

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    Florida Phoenix's feed description

    More than 20 FBI field offices around the nation are investigating a series of bomb threats characterized as “hate crimes” against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and unidentified “houses of worship” but have found no explosives at the sites, the agency announced Wednesday.

  8. NBC 6 South Florida

    Six ‘Tech Savvy' Minors ID'd as Persons of Interest in HBCU Bomb Threats (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The FBI has identified six “tech savvy” juveniles as persons of interests in threats to historically Black colleges and universities on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month.

  9. KTVZ Bend

    'I'm just tired of being terrorized like my grandparents were': More than a dozen HBCUs got bomb threats on the 1st day of Black History Month (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN, WJLA, WBAL, WBFF By Alisha Ebrahimji, Holly Yan and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A growing number of historically Black colleges and universities have had to lock down or postpone classes due to bomb threats on the first day of Black History Month. At least 14 HBCUs reported bomb threats Tuesday.

  10. FOX 5 DC

    HBCU bomb threats prompt campuses across US to heighten police presence (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Historically Black colleges and universities in the D.C. region, and around the country, have increased their police presence Wednesday following a second day of targeted bomb threats.

  11. Voice of America

    FBI Investigating Bomb Threats at Black Universities (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Several bomb threats at several historically Black colleges and universities, known as HBCUs, received bomb threats Monday and Tuesday

  12. FOX 35 Orlando

    Over a dozen HBCUs across country receive bomb threats, persons of interest identified (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    More than a dozen historically Black colleges and universities have faced bomb threats this week as Black History Month begins. The FBI is investigating the situation and identified six people, all of whom are juveniles, as persons of interest, according to reports.

  13. The Guardian

    Bomb threats targeting US Black colleges investigated as hate crimes (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Six ‘tech savvy’ juveniles reportedly identified as persons of interest as over a dozen HBCUs receive bomb threats in two days

  14. Washington Examiner

    FBI finds six people of interest in HBCU bomb threats: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The FBI has reportedly identified six people of interest in its investigation of bomb threats made to historically black colleges and universities this week.

  15. The Hill

    Top lawmakers call for information on bomb threats at HBCUs (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A group of lawmakers have called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide information on what they called the "disturbing trend of bomb threats" against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

  16. Newsweek

    FBI says at least 5 suspects involved in bomb threats against Black schools (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The FBI said that the threats were instances of "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism and hate crimes."

  17. WMUR

    The FBI has identified people suspected of making threats to HBCUs this week, official says (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    At least 14 historically Black colleges and universities reported bomb threats Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month.

  18. The Union-Recorder

    Police: HBCU bomb threat caller described elaborate plot (opens The Union-Recorder)

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    The Union-Recorder's feed description

    A caller who threatened to blow up a historically Black university in Florida — one of numerous threats made against schools across the nation — described an elaborate plot involving

  19. KVIA El Paso

    The FBI has identified suspects accused of making threats to HBCUs this week, official says (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Travis Caldwell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The FBI has identified people suspected of making bomb threats this week directed at historically Black colleges and universities — which the bureau is investigating as hate crimes, a law enforcement official said.

  20. Louisiana Illuminator

    FBI probes bomb threats against HBCUs - Louisiana Illuminator (opens Louisiana Illuminator)

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    Louisiana Illuminator's feed description

    FBI field offices around the nation are investigating bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

  21. NBC News

    HBCU bomb threat caller described elaborate plot: police (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    One of the people issuing bomb threats to Bethune-Cookman University claimed to have been involved with a neo-Nazi group, according to Daytona Beach police.

  22. Talking Points Memo

    FBI Investigating String Of HBCU Bomb Threats As Hate Crimes (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    On the first day of Black History Month this week, there were a string of bomb threats made targeting historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S. The FBI announced today that it would be…

  23. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    FBI identifies suspects accused of making threats to HBCUs, official says (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — The FBI has identified people suspected of making bomb […]

  24. France 24

    Inside the Americas - Bomb threats on US campuses: Historically Black universities on high alert (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Bomb threats have been disrupting classes at close to 20 predominantly Black universities in the United States. After a handful of threats on Monday, the first day of Black History Month in the US, m…

  25. CNN

    FBI identifies people suspected of making threats to HBCUs this week, official says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified individuals suspected of making bomb threats this week directed at historically Black colleges and universities, according to a law enforcement official.

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