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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

UC-Berkeley security checks library after learning of bomb suspect’s interest

From the San Francisco Chronicle: The man suspected of sending 15 pipe bombs this month to prominent Democrats, including former President Obama, searched the internet using the term “UC Berkeley Library,” the FBI told campus police Tuesday.

“There is no specific reason to believe any explosives have been sent to the university,” according to a campus advisory sent out by the UC Berkeley police after they had phoned campus officials about the development. Campus security was making extra checks of library facilities to ensure public safety. In the advisory, campus police cautioned vigilance and said no one connected to the university was identified as a bomb recipient. Nor were any other campus locations identified...

Full story at:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bomb-suspect-searched-UC-Berkeley-library-13349702.php

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