Evacuations ordered at UT Austin
WFAA
Posted on September 14, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Updated today at 10:15 AM
AUSTIN - Authorities and officials at the University of Texas at Austin sent out alerts asking people to evacuate buildings and get away from the campus as soon as possible.
"Evacuation due to threats on campus," read the alert. "Immediately evacuate ALL buildings and get as far away as possible."
The Austin American-Statesman wrote that an official statement released by the university read:
At 8:35 a.m. the university received a call from a male with a middle eastern accent claiming to have placed bombs all over campus. He said he was with Al Qaeda and these bombs would go off in 90 minutes. President Powers was notified and it was decided to evacuate all of the buildings out of an abundance of caution.
The university released a number in which people can call for updates, 512-232-9999.
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