Updated 5:50 p.m. – According to Austin City and Press, the Texas A&M campus has been cleared from the bomb threat.
Updated 5:44 p.m. – COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University’s campus shut down for about five hours Friday after an emailed bomb threat prompted an evacuation and building-by-building search.
Baron said buildings and areas with high student traffic, including the dining facilities and residence halls, had been cleared by police. He said he didn’t know how many more buildings still needed to be searched.
Baron said the bomb threat was sent via email at about 11 a.m. to the university’s computing information services center. Campus police were notified 15 minutes later and officials made the decision to evacuate by 11:30 a.m.
The threat indicated there was a bomb on campus but did not specify where it was located, he said.
“We are diligently working on this investigation with our local law enforcement agencies as well as with state and federal” agencies, he said.
The campus is located about 100 miles northwest of Houston.
Update 1:58 p.m. – A campus-wide evacuation has been ordered at Texas A&M University due to a bomb threat.
Students on campus have been advised to leave on foot.
LSU fans traveling to College Station for Saturday’s game are advised to stay away from the campus until further notice.
More updates will be provided soon.
