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Bomb threats at 2 universities; one caller claims to be Al Qaeda

University of Texas

Two universities, in Texas and in North Dakota, ordered the evacuation of their campuses on Friday after receiving bomb threats.

 

Alaska Airlines flight evacuated after bomb threat

Alaska Airlines flight evacuated after bomb threat

An Alaska Airlines flight landed safely on Monday at Oakland International Airport and has been cleared, after a bomb threat aboard the aircraft was called in, an airport spokeswoman said. Alaska Airlines flight 342 was isolated on a taxiway after landing just before 8 a.m. local time and passengers were bused to the terminal, said airport spokeswoman Joanne Holloway. The flight was bound from Seattle to Oakland.

 

2 Pakistan Airlines flights get bomb threats

Two flights operated by Pakistan's state-owned airline received bombs threats on Wednesday, and both landed safely, one in Turkey, the other in Malaysia, officials said....

 

UConn Campus Evacuated Over Bomb Threat

UConn Campus Evacuated Over Bomb Threat

The University of Connecticut campus in West Hartford has been evacuated after a bomb threat was made Thursday morning, the Hartford Courant reports.

 

Pakistan plane lands in Sweden after bomb threat

Pakistan plane lands in Sweden after bomb threat

The plane, traveling from from Toronto to Karachi, diverts after Canadian police receive a tip that a passenger is carrying explosives. Swedish police evacuated a Pakistan International Airlines jet diverted to Stockholm due to a bomb alert Saturday and detained a passenger on suspicion of preparing aircraft sabotage, officials said.

 

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