Jewish centers in several states targeted with bomb threats
January 8, 2017
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bomb threats targeted Jewish community centers in at least six states Monday, and some were made with prerecorded telephone calls, according to an official with the Jewish Federations of North America.
It's not clear why up to 20 Jewish community centers across the South and Northeast were targeted, said Richard Sandler, chair of the JFNA board of trustees.
"Some of the threats were robo-calls," said Sandler, adding that the number of threats was unusually high.
No additional details about the calls were immediately available. Some community centers were evacuated but...
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