Bomb scare closes Guilford community college campuses

Jamestown and High Point campuses of Guilford Technical Community College were evacuated after officials received several bomb threats in North Carolina.

August 24, 2011, Winston-Salem Journal -- (North Carolina) Bomb scare closes Guilford community college campuses. The Jamestown and High Point campuses of Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) were evacuated August 23 after officials received several bomb threats in North Carolina.

The High Point Enterprise reported that police and campus security directed traffic off the campuses after college officials canceled day classes. Police did not report finding an explosive device. There were no injuries, according to GTCC officials who reopened the campuses for evening classes.

The fall semester started the week of August 22.

"Law enforcement completed a thorough search of our campuses in response to the threats," said the GTCC public information officer. "Although the investigation by law enforcement officials continues, we now consider our campuses safe for students and employees to return."

The officials said the campuses received four bomb threat calls in a span of a only few minutes around 7:40 a.m. The threats from a caller with a male voice mentioned the High Point and Jamestown campuses.

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Source: DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 25 August 2011