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  "id": "2012-10-09-ohio-state-university-newark-bomb-threat-evacuation",
  "slug": "ohio-state-university-newark-bomb-threat-evacuation-2012-10-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "The Ohio State University",
    "shortName": "Ohio State",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Buckeye Alert / @OSU_EMFP",
    "enrollment": 60000
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    "date": "2012-10-09",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Newark and COTC bomb threat ordered campus evacuation",
    "headlinePublic": "Newark and COTC bomb threat ordered campus evacuation",
    "summary": "Ohio State [Buckeye Alert](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/255674633121058816) reported a bomb threat at OSU Newark and COTC with campus closed and orderly evacuation, then reopened the same afternoon.",
    "outcome": "Campus reopened after investigation; all-clear reopen messages issued.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2012-10-09T10:22:37-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert - OSU Police. Bomb threat at OSU Newark and COTC. Campus is closed until further notice. Evacuate campus in an orderly manner.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/255674633121058816",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02 (keyword_search family + second fetch). SPN 523.",
        "EXPANSION batch 458."
      ],
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      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2012-10-09T15:11:00-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert Update,, O, S, U, Newark and C, O, T, C, will reopen this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. for normal business and classes.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/255747207125413890",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02 (keyword_search family + second fetch). SPN 523.",
        "EXPANSION batch 458."
      ],
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    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2012-10-09T17:52:53-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "OSU Newark Campus is now open!!!!! Great job OSU Police, Newark PD and FIre!",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/255787948132417536",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02 (keyword_search family + second fetch). SPN 523.",
        "EXPANSION batch 458."
      ],
      "characterCount": 76
    }
  ],
  "context": "Ohio State Buckeye Alert residual on [@OSU_EMFP](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Bomb threat with evacuate and reopen sequence for Newark/COTC."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/255674633121058816",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/255747207125413890",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
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      "title": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/255787948132417536",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
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  "confidence": "high",
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    "public-r1",
    "ohio",
    "bomb-threat",
    "buckeye-alert",
    "evacuation"
  ],
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  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
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