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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
JCC in Rochester, NY, evacuated due to bomb threat
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Jewish Community Center in Rochester, New York, has been evacuated following a bomb threat, local media reports.
The local sherif and police departments are on the scene, according to the local ABC News affiliate.
JCC employees and members have been moved away from the building and all the entrances have been closed off.
Dozens of Jewish Community Centers all over the United States have received bomb threats in recent weeks and a number of Jewish cemeteries have also been vandalized, including in Rochester last week.
BREAKING NEWS: A heavy police presence at the JCC in Brighton. Our crew on scene reports the center is temporarily closed. @13WHAM
— Alexis Arnold (@1AlexisArnold) March 7, 2017
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