Brittany Horn

The News Journal

New Castle County police were on the scene of another bomb threat Wednesday at the Siegel Jewish Community Center north of Wilmington. Much like nine days ago, police searched and ultimately found no explosives in the facility.

Police notified the public of the threat about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday via Twitter, asking people to stay away from the area. The building was evacuated in response, but additional information was not immediately available from police while officers were on the scene.

The threat comes about one week after a nationwide string of threats against Jewish community centers reported in five other states – South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, New Jersey and Florida.

In the previous threat, someone called the facility around 11:45 a.m. Jan. 9 and said there was a bomb inside the complex, according to Seth J. Katzen, chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of Delaware. The person who took the call pressed for more information but was given none before the caller disconnected, he said.

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Police arrived soon after and did not find any explosive material on the site. No injuries were reported, either.

The building was cleared by law enforcement and their regular schedule was resumed, according to a statement on the Siegel Jewish Community Center's Facebook page.

New Castle County Police spokeswoman Cpl. Tracey Duffy said both incidents will continue to be investigated.

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