More than 30 bomb threats have been made against schools, government buildings and city officials' homes since last week, forcing evacuations and closures.
WATCH ABOVE: 'They're eating the dogs': Trump's false claims at U.S. debate stir up fears in small town Ohio – Sep 12, 2024A small Ohio city has been inundated with hoax bomb threats since last week’s presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump falsely accused members of Springfield ’s Haitian community of abducting and eating cats and dogs.
More than 30 bomb threats have been made against schools, government buildings and city officials’ homes since last week, forcing evacuations and closures.also canceled its annual celebration of diversity, arts and culture in response to the threats, and on Tuesday, state police were deployed to city schools.Foreign actors, primarily. That’s according to Ohio’s governor, Republican Mike DeWine, who revealed that most of the threats are coming from overseas.
At a church service on Sunday, Mia Perez said her daughter was evacuated from school twice last week.
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