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University of Utah police investigating series of hospital bomb threats
College of Utah police are investigating a sequence of electronic mail bomb threats to College of Utah Hospital. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information)
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SALT LAKE CITY — Extra bomb threats are being investigated by police on the College of Utah, this time at College of Utah Hospital.
Police say the hospital obtained 19 bomb threats from Sept. 12 by way of Sept. 14 by way of the hospital’s web site utilizing a hyperlink designated to reply questions or contact sufferers.
“Every one of many suspected emails contained details about a bomb being positioned within the hospital, and that it was going to go off, killing a number of folks,” in response to a search warrant affidavit.
A few of the messages claimed that bombs have been planted in each the College of Utah Hospital and LDS Hospital.
“Inside this hospital and inside LDS hospital bombs will kill you and can kill a number of sufferers in 1 hour. Don’t evacuate hospitals. Keep in these 2 hospitals so that you and a number of other sufferers shall be killed,” one of many messages states, partially, in response to the affidavit.
The sender left a number of return electronic mail addresses, together with “bombreal@gmail.com.”
A college spokeswoman on Thursday stated the case continues to be below investigation by police. As of Thursday, no arrests had been made.
The college has investigated a few bomb threats which have obtained consideration this 12 months.
In August, a 19-year-old pupil was arrested and accused of constructing a bomb risk directed on the Spencer Fox Eccles Enterprise Constructing. The scholar claimed he was joking and had no intention of putting a bomb within the Eccles constructing. No bomb was discovered by police.
In September, a 21-year-old lady was arrested and accused of threatening to detonate a nuclear reactor on campus if the Utes soccer group did not win their sport that weekend. That pupil additionally claimed her threats weren’t critical.