University of Virginia bomb threat prompts evacuation of two campus libraries

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Two University of Virginia libraries were evacuated on Friday after a bomb threat was reported on campus, university officials said. No device was found and the threat has been cleared, officials said. 

What we know:

University Police received the threat at 10:49 a.m. and cleared the Shannon Library on McCormick Road. About 30 minutes later, officers also evacuated Clemons Library as a precaution.

Police say the bomb threat was cleared and no device found by 1:42 p.m. Both libraries are returning to normal operations. 

 All other university operations are continuing as normal.

No injuries have been reported.

The Source: Information in this article comes from UVA Police Division.

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