Antwerp University bomb hoax was “religiously inspired”
A bomb threat that led to the evacuation of staff and students from the University of Antwerp on Monday was “religiously inspired”
Bomb hoax may be linked to a string of threatening videos posted online
The language used in the warning, which was sent by mail to three members of the university staff, was similar to the rhetoric of the videos, investigators said, including claiming a bomb attack in the name of a “Muslim brotherhood” and promising “death to all unbelievers in Belgium”.
Police carried out a sweep of the 13 university buildings on Monday, but no suspect device was found. The evacuation of the university has “a serious cost,” according to rector Alain Verschoren. “In fact, the calculation of the cost is itself an impossible task.” Among the damages: €2,000 worth of food that had to be thrown away in restaurants and cafeterias as buildings stood empty all day.
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