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Bomb threat that forced York College, high school students to evacuate deemed a hoax

York College, high school evacuated due to bomb threat 00:54

NEW YORK -- Students at York College and a nearby high school in Queens returned safely to their buildings Monday afternoon after a bomb threat forced them to evacuate.

The college received an anonymous threat around 10 a.m., CBS2's Jim Smith reported from Chopper 2.

A heavy police presence was in the area around noon. Several surrounding streets were also closed off.

On Twitter, York College said NYPD determined the threatening call was a hoax and that it would resume a normal schedule on Tuesday.

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