Friday, October 19, 2012

Texas A&M bomb threat: "All students were asked not to start their vehicles"

http://www.examiner.com/article/texas-a-m-bomb-threat


Texas A&M bomb threat

Jason Cook, spokesperson for Texas A&M stated at 1:30pm that there is no information about if or where a bomb is at. Their first priority is to trace the phone call, and to evacuate the campus. This weekend there is a game with LSU, and 20,000 spectators are expected to attend that game.
The Texas A&M Emergency Website announced:
"The University has received a campus-wide bomb threat. We are asking all students, faculty, and staff to evacuate campus as quickly and as safely as possible by foot. Do not use a vehicle at this time. This evacuation is effective immediately until further notice.Persons on main campus please proceed north to Church Street or South towards Anderson Street.Please continue to visit the emergency website (emergency.tamu.edu) for regular updates regarding this emergency situation."
All students were asked not to start their vehicles. The location of the bomb has not beenspecified. All classes were cancelled.

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