A caller who threatened to blow up a historically Black university in Florida — one of numerous threats made against schools across the nation including three in Georgia — described an elaborate plot involving seven bombs hidden in duffel bags and backpacks around the school’s perimeter, a Florida police chief said.
In a 20-minute phone call, the caller said the bombs containing C-4 explosives would be detonated at Bethune-Cookman University on Monday, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said at a news conference. The caller also said a gunman would open fire on the campus around lunchtime the same day, Young said.
At least a half-dozen historically Black universities in five states and the District of Columbia received bomb threats Monday, and at least a dozen more schools received such threats on Tuesday — the first day of Black History Month. Many of the schools locked down their campuses for a time. Authorities found no bombs after extensive searches.
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