UPDATE: Classes canceled, students evacuate for bomb threat at Texas A&M

"Code Maroon" issued

COLLEGE STATION — UPDATE (12:30pm): Texas A&M University has received a campus-wide bomb threat.

More information released by the school:

Please continue to evacuate by foot towards Church Street and Anderson Street.

Transportation Services is re-routing buses to run off-campus routes only.

Transportation Services will be picking up pedestrians on Church Street and Anderson Street and running normal off-campus routes.

Specific locations to be identified shortly.

Texas A&M University has received a campus-wide bomb threat.

ORIGINAL STORY: The school released the following statement [1]:

We are asking all students, faculty, and staff to evacuate campus as quickly and as safely as possible by foot. Do not use a vehicle at this time. This evacuation is effective immediately until further notice.

Persons on main campus please proceed north to Church Street or South towards Anderson Street.

Please continue to visit the emergency website (emergency.tamu.edu) for regular updates regarding this emergency situation.

For Emergency Procedures visit: http://www.tamu.edu/emergency/procedures/bomb-threat-campus-wide-evacuat... [2]