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Bomb damages rooms at Yale Law School
Yale Daily News -- Edited for lengthA bomb exploded on the first floor of the Sterling Law Buildings Wednesday afternoon, injuring no one but causing significant structural damage to two law school rooms, University administrators said. The explosion came at 4:40 p.m., less than 24 hours after officials at the Department of Homeland Security raised the nation's terror alert status to orange, the second highest level. A spokeswoman for the FBI in New Haven said members of the agency's Joint Terrorism Task Force had been dispatched to the scene. New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. said at a press conference Wednesday evening that there was no evidence that the explosion was an act of terrorism. I think the Mayor meant to say that there was no evidence (yet) of Middle Eastern terrorism. How can a bomb not be terrorism? Though access to Law School classrooms is officially limited to those with University key cards, Lorimer said the building was open all day and anyone could have walked in. Police have not announced any suspects and are investigating the incident. Lorimer said the Law School will be closed for the rest of the week. Law School exams, which began this Monday, will continue as scheduled, but will be moved to Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall. Good news is, no loss of life. Posted by: Mike 2003-05-22 |
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