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WVU evacuates, closes downtown campus after bomb threat

WVU evacuates, closes downtown campus after bomb threat
WVU evacuates, closes downtown campus after bomb threat 00:18

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (KDKA) - West Virginia University evacuated and closed its downtown campus after a bomb threat but didn't find anything after an hours-long search. 

The university said the threat was called into the Morgantown Police Department Tuesday. 

Citing an abundance of caution, the university said it closed its downtown campus academic and administrative buildings and the Mountainlair in Morgantown. 

Police searched campus buildings for anything suspicious but didn't find anything, the university said.

Normal activities can resume Tuesday, and buildings will reopen Wednesday.  

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