NPR Receives Bomb Threat, Begins Taking Extra Precautions
NPR reportedly received a bomb threat yesterday amidst a week of controversy over the firing of news analyst Juan Williams. From the Washington Post:
Sources at the news organization said the threat was received via U.S. mail and was immediately turned over to local police and the FBI. The organization did not publicly disclose the threat or release details, on the advice of law enforcement officials.
The letter didn’t reference the Williams firing specifically, but people at NPR, who spoke about it on the condition of anonymity, said the timing and tone suggested it was sent after Williams’s widely publicized termination.
The organization, which is based in Washington D.C., says it’s taking extra precautions.
“We’re taking extra precautions today,” NPR spokeswoman Anna Christopher said Tuesday, without saying what prompted the precautions. “We’re being more aware of who’s entering the building” and generally being more vigilant. She said the organization’s security staff has been making extra checks of the building’s garage.
It will be interesting to see the sort of coverage this gets.
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