University of Texas evacuated due to bomb threat

The University of Texas says buildings are being checked or cleared after a bomb threat forced the entire campus to be evacuated.

Thursday morning everyone was told to get as far away from campus as possible.

UT says a man claiming to be with Al Qaeda called President Bill Powers at 8:35 a.m. to say bombs would go off in 90 minutes.

Here's the statement UT released:

"At 8:35 a.m. the university received a call from a male with a middle eastern accent claiming to have placed bombs all over campus. He said he was with Al Qaeda and these bombs would go off in 90 minutes. President Powers was notified and it was decided to evacuate all of the buildings out of an abundance of caution."

There is no word yet on afternoon classes or activities. UT should give an update around 10:45 a.m.

Check back for more on this developing story.

There are also reports of North Dakota State University being evacuated due to a similar threat.

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