FBI looking into anti-Haitian threats at Springfield, Ohio, university


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  • Monday, 16 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: A mural adorns a wall in the city of Springfield, Ohio, U.S. September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Julio-Cesar Chavez/File Photo

(Reuters) - The FBI said on Sunday it was assessing the credibility of threats against Haitians at Wittenberg University following baseless claims by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that the migrants in the town were eating cats and dogs.

The threats to open fire on Haitian migrants have forced the Springfield, Ohio, school to close its campus for a day.

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