Bomb threats at seven HBCUs force students to evacuate or shelter in place

Targeted historically Black colleges and universities spanned six states and DC as police warned that at least one had been very real'

At least seven historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the United States received back-to-back bomb threats this week, forcing students to evacuate or shelter in place while authorities investigated.

The threats come amid a dramatic rise in bombings in the US and follow bomb threats at other US colleges last November.