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September 12, 2001 Police reopen 3 Purdue buildings after bomb threat proves falseWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –A bomb threat at Purdue University today (Wednesday, 9/12) proved to be unfounded. Purdue police allowed people to return to three evacuated buildings shortly after noon. A caller from a public campus phone called police at 9:10 a.m. to say there was a bomb in Hovde Hall. As a precaution, the university evacuated Hovde and the Elliott Hall of Music and a portion of the Psychological Sciences Building. Police searching Hovde Hall found and destroyed two suspicious objects - cardboard cylinders with tape inside - but neither proved to be an explosive device, said Joseph L. Bennett, vice president for university relations. The university will not take this incident lightly. "This will not be treated as a prank," Bennett said. "It is cruel. It is cowardly. The entire nation has suffered enough. It is also a waste of resources. "Police will investigate any such incident as a serious crime." He added that the members of the university also are coming together to support one another, most notably in a vigil sponsored by Purdue Student Government at 8 p.m. today at Slayter Center. PSG also plans to pass out yellow ribbons throughout the campus to demonstrate student concern for the victims and their families. "Purdue University and all American institutions are resolute: We will not give way to hatred," he said. Source: Joseph L. Bennett, (765) 494-2085 Writer: Jeanne V. Norberg, (765) 494-2084; jnorberg@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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