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Bomb Threat At Fisk University Forces Closure Monday: Report
An alert was sent to students Monday about a bomb threat, and Fisk announced it will remain closed for the rest of the day.
NASHVILLE, TN — Fisk University sent an alert to students about a possible bomb threat Monday morning, according to a report from The Tennessean.
The message was sent out shortly after 9 a.m., according to the report.
The historically Black university announced the campus will remain closed for the remainder of the day in an Instagram post just before 11:30 a.m. Monday.
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The bomb threat comes on the back of a wave of similar bomb threats at HBCUs across the country coinciding with Black History Month.
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