Bomb threat closes 4 buildings on Ohio State campus

Nov. 16, 2010
Authorities were searching for suspicious packages after receiving anonymous message

From The Lantern: An anonymous threat sent to the FBI has forced Ohio State University to close four buildings on main campus in Columbus until at least 5 p.m. Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies were searching the facilities for bombs or suspicious packages. The four buildings mentioned in the threat to the FBI are the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, and Scott, Smith and McPherson labs. The Columbus office of the FBI received the threat and notified Ohio State Police at 8:19 a.m.

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