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2nd Bomb Threat In 2 Weeks At Siegel JCC In Wilmington

WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) -- For the same second time in less than two weeks, the Siegel Jewish Community Center in Wilmington, Delaware has had a bomb scare.

The threat was received overnight via email.

Authorities evacuated the building around 9 a.m. Wednesday. Employees were not allowed back in until the scene was cleared about an hour later.

The Siegel JCC is located at 101 Garden of Eden Road.

FBI, Justice Dept. Investigating After Threats Against Jewish Centers

This follows a series of bomb threats to Jewish centers across the country in February.

Additionally, a $74,000 reward is being offered for information after hundreds of gravestones were vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia.

 

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