Terror Type Incident At University of Missouri-Rolla
February 27, 2007
If this is your first time visiting National Terror Alert you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. The National terror Alert feed features breaking news, alerts and bulletins on demand and it's free of charge..
You will only see this message on your first visit to the site. Thanks for visiting!
Nearly two dozen people were being decontaminated Tuesday after a white, powdery substance was found on a man threatening “terrorist-type” actions at the University of Missouri-Rolla, school officials said.
“Possible bomb materials” were also found with the man, identified only as a student at the south-central Missouri university, school officials said in a statement.
The student was in custody and being questioned, the statement said.
Twenty-three people were sent through a decontamination process at the university’s civil engineering building, where a police standoff with the student had started around 2:30 a.m.
The university was shut down during the standoff and classes for its 5,850 students were canceled.
The school’s primary focuses are engineering and technology.
Developing…
Popularity: 2% [?]
Similar and/or Related Posts- University of Washington Law School On High Alert After Threats
- FBI: Weapon Report Caused Arizona Lockdown
- Northern Illinois University NIU- Several Students Shot - Gunman Killed
- Calif. Student in Custody After Firing Shots Taking Hostages
- Spokane Middle School Student Brings Gun To School, Arrested
Comments
Got something to say?
Advertisement
Add this Live Alert
