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Simultaneous Bomb Threats Prompt Library Evacuations at UofL and Murray State

Campus officials call the messages likely hoaxes pending police investigations.

Overview

  • UofL issued a RAVE alert at 2:15 p.m. to evacuate campus libraries, then reported an all-clear around 4 p.m.
  • UofL said the threat generically referenced its library and that other universities received similar messages at the same time.
  • Murray State reported an emailed threat to a campus library and closed multiple facilities for the rest of the day.
  • Pogue and Waterfield libraries, Carr Hall, the New and Old Fine Arts buildings, the Applied Sciences Building and the Lowry Center were among the closures at Murray State.
  • The Murray State University Police Department opened an investigation as safety sweeps and precautionary measures continued.