"Widespread Bomb Threats Prompt Evacuations at Multiple US State Capitols"

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Multiple state capitol buildings in the US, including those in Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, and Montana, were evacuated due to bomb threats received via email. The FBI is involved and has stated there is no specific and credible threat, treating the incidents as hoaxes. Buildings were searched and cleared with no explosives found. These threats disrupted the early days of legislative sessions in some states, and follow a pattern of recent hoax threats targeting politicians.
- At least nine US state capitol buildings evacuated after bomb threats The Guardian US
- Multiple state Capitols evacuated due to mass-emailed bomb threats CNN
- Lockdown lifted after bomb threat shut down Mississippi State Capitol WLBT
- South Carolina Statehouse among multiple statehouses evacuated due to bomb threats ABC NEWS 4
- String Of State Capitols Evacuated In Response To Reports Of Bomb Threats HuffPost
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