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Bomb Threat Raises Concern on Local College Campus

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.- MTSU was among five universities across the country to receive bomb threats on the first day of the fall semester.

Three Middle Tennessee State University employees received e-mails Monday saying there were explosive devices on campus. Authorities said they checked several buildings, but didn't find anything.

MTSU President Sidney McPhee has asked students and staff to call campus police if they see any suspicious-looking items.

Princeton University, Clemson University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Alaska at Anchorage also received bomb threats.