Belleville college evacuated after bomb threat
BELLEVILLE – Classes have been called off at a southwestern Illinois college after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of the campus.
The Belleville News-Democrat reports that officials ordered Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville cleared out Thursday morning after a student found a threatening hand-written note in a men's bathroom of the main building.
College spokesman Mike Fleming says classes will resume Friday.
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