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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: Columbia University students walk on the Columbia University campus, New York. October 5, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Segar

By Brendan O’Brien

(Reuters) – On Sunday, two elite Ivy League colleges in New York evacuated portions of their campuses after being threatened with bomb threats.

Cornell University, Ithaca, instructed visitors, students, and staff, to evacuate the Kennedy Hall, Upson Hall, Kennedy Hall, Goldwin Smith law schools, Goldwin and Upson Halls immediately, as well as central campus, following a 911 call from police regarding bomb threats.

The private school with 21,000 students stated that Cornell Police should not be called unless there is an immediate emergency.

Columbia University, New York City’s 31,000-student university, evacuated three buildings following bomb threats. The Columbia Spectator student newspaper also reported that Columbia University had done the same.

The University recommends people avoid these buildings for a while,” the newspaper stated in a Twitter, relaying an alert from the school.

Yale University in New Haven (Connecticut), which is also an Ivy League institution, was threatened with bombings Friday. These threats were found to not be credible.

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