The University of Texas has been evacuated after they received a “general bomb threat on campus.” A man called the campus at about 8:53 this morning claiming to be from Al Qaeda and giving warning that the bombs will go off in 90 minutes. Officials have not confirmed that the suspect is an actual Al Qaeda member, but it seems as if the man was not.We’ll have more details as they come in Read more about the initial threat below.
The University of Texas is evacuating all of its buildings due to threats on campus.
“Immediately evacuate ALL buildings and get as far away as possible,” read a message posted at 9:53 a.m. on the campus’ emergency alert website. “More information to come.”
UT Director of Communications Rhonda Weldon said the university got a call around 8:35 a.m. from a male with a middle eastern accent claiming to have placed bombs all over campus.
He said he was with Al Qaeda and that these bombs would go off in 90 minutes.
President Williams Powers has been notified, and officials are now evacuating all of the buildings out of an abundance of caution.
