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All-clear issued after bomb threat reported on University of Illinois campus

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  January 13, 2023 6:53am CST
Illinois
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No explosives found after bomb threat reported at University of Illinois building

An all-clear was given after a bomb threat was reported at Davenport Hall Friday morning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.

URBANA, Ill. - An all-clear was issued after a bomb threat was reported at Davenport Hall Friday morning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.

The University of Illinois Police Department was made aware of a 911 call that claimed explosive devices were placed at Davenport Hall, officials said. Police shut down the building and issued a campus safety alert warning people to avoid the area.

The East Central Illinois Bomb Squad and K-9s cleared the building at 8:32 a.m. and no explosive devices were found, according to campus police.

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Davenport Hall is located at 607 S. Mathews Ave., on the main quad of the campus in Urbana.

The university's spring 2023 semester does not begin until Jan. 17.