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BOMB THREAT

WORLD
Jun 12, 2018
Chicago-bound United flight from Rome diverted to Ireland after threat 'message' found on board
A United Airlines flight from Rome to Chicago was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland on Monday after "a message" was discovered on board, Irish police said.
JAPAN
May 7, 2018
Bomb threat forces closure of Aoyama Gakuin University's campuses in Tokyo, Kanagawa
An online bomb threat has prompted Tokyo's Aoyama Gakuin University to call off classes at both campuses Monday, the university said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2016
NGO that runs 'comfort women' museum receives bomb threat
A nonprofit organization that runs the Women's Active Museum on War and Peace received a bomb threat earlier this month, it said on its website Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2016
Internet bomb threat prompts Kishiwada to close schools, City Hall, other facilities
Public schools, kindergartens and other facilities run by the municipal government of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, were closed Wednesday after an Internet post was found the previous night threatening to blow them up, NHK reported, citing local police and city officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
International school in Shibuya evacuates after bomb threat
An emergency evacuation order was issued at an international school in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Thursday afternoon after a bomb threat was received.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2015
Nerima Ward ups security amid Monday bomb threat posting
Tokyo's Nerima Ward office has stepped up security measures in response to a message on an Internet message board threatening to detonate a bomb at the building Monday, but no explosive has been found so far, sources said Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2015
Teen held over bomb threat at Okayama high school
A 15-year-old male was arrested Thursday for an alleged bomb threat targeting a high school in Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, that was evacuated earlier this week, police said.
WORLD
Dec 24, 2014
FBI warns of Islamic State threat to Mississippi River bridge
The FBI has warned local authorities of a threat that Islamic State militants would blow up the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge spanning the Mississippi River, an agency spokesman said on Tuesday.

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