Article 6QQY7 More bomb threats hit Springfield, Ohio, after Trump elevates false claims about Haitians

More bomb threats hit Springfield, Ohio, after Trump elevates false claims about Haitians

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Edward Helmore
from World news | The Guardian on (#6QQY7)

Two hospitals sent into lockdown, government buildings shut down and local schools evacuated

Two hospitals in Springfield, Ohio, were sent into lockdown after bomb threats, police said Saturday, marking the fourth such case in as many days that appears linked to false claims circulating among the far right that Haitian immigrants there are eating domestic pets and wildlife.

Saturday's threats came even after the woman who started the rumors acknowledged to NBC News that they were unfounded and publicly apologized.

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