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Multiple Bomb Threats Called Into Yale University Campus

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBSNewYork) -- Police have given the all clear after multiple bomb threats were called into the Yale University campus Friday.

New Haven police say they received a call to their non-emergency line just before 2 p.m. The caller reportedly said that 40 bombs had been placed around campus and did not give a reason for the threat.

Students were evacuated from dormitories and classrooms, along with the Yale theater and the Yale University Art Gallery. They were allowed back in just after 7 p.m.

New Haven Police, Yale Police, Connecticut State Police and the FBI are involved in the investigation.

The caller who made the threats has not been identified.

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