Bomb report: Normal campus operations resume at Arkansas State University
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Normal campus operations have resumed at Arkansas State University, the institution announced on its official Twitter account. The statement said, "All clear. The College of Nursing and Health Professions buildings have been cleared. Normal campus operations can resume at this time."
UPDATE: All clear. The College of Nursing and Health Professions buildings have been cleared. Normal campus operations can resume at this time.
— Arkansas State (@ArkansasState) August 5, 2019
An evacuation was underway after a bomb had been reported in the campus of Arkansas State University earlier today. The university asked the students to leave the building after a third party gave a report of a bomb at the College of Nursing and Health Professions.
There has been a third party report of a bomb at the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Out of an abundance of caution, Reynolds, Smith and Nursing are to evacuate immediately. UPD officers are on the scene. Watch our website and social media accounts for updates.
— Arkansas State (@ArkansasState) August 5, 2019
Out of caution, the university asked the students to leave Eugene W. Smith Hall and Donald W. Reynolds Center for Health Sciences as well. The school said that the police officers were on the scene. No injuries have been reported.