Long Beach Jewish Center Evacuated In Wave Of Threats Nationwide
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A bomb threat at a Jewish community center in Long Beach that prompted a temporary evacuation was among several reported threats across the nation Tuesday.
The Alpert Jewish Community Center at 3801 East Willow Street was evacuated as police searched the building, according
the Long Beach Police Department.
Evacuation orders were canceled after a search revealed no detected threats, police said.
There were a spate of bomb threats reported at Jewish centers nationwide, including in San Diego.
"Jewish Community Center" trending because of bomb threats across the country. We stand with our Jewish brothers & sisters across the US.
— UniteBlue (@UniteBlue) January 31, 2017
Thought Jewish Community Center was trending due to bomb threat in Boulder, only to find out that there have been several threats nationwide
— Emily Sandoval (@SandovalEmily) January 31, 2017
So let's look at this trend: "Jewish Community Center" isn't just 1 location. It's all over the country. And mosques also torched in Texas.
— Heidi Lynn Russell, M.Ed. (@RussellsRiff) January 31, 2017
Today in Trump's America there are Jewish Community Center bomb threats across the nation.
— Ruth Ann wears a mask (@Fairy_Gmother) January 31, 2017
Jewish Community Center bomb threats:
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La Jolla
Whitefish Bay
Dewitt
Boulder
Albany
West Orange
2 days after mosque shooting. no coincidence
The reported threats come in the wake of similar threats reported across the U.S. earlier this month.
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