Ohio University closes library, 3 labs in bomb scare

LAHORE: The Ohio State University evacuated four buildings, including the main library, because of bomb threats e-mailed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a private TV channel reported on Tuesday. FBI Spokesperson Michael Brooks, in Cincinnati, said that a threat was sent to the bureau’s Washington headquarters. The campus police said that they were alerted at 8:19am that the threats involved the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library and three laboratory buildings. All were evacuated and closed, moreover, the authorities also closed off three streets, while several helicopters circled overhead. The students and the faculty were warned by text-message alerts and online and phone messages to stay clear of the area, the channel said. The Columbus Fire Department bomb squad, school security and FBI were at the scene. Classes at the university’s other academic buildings were held as scheduled. Ohio State University is among the nation’s largest universities with more than 56,000 students enrolled on its Columbus campus, the channel reported. daily times monitor