A brand new wave of bomb threats hit over a dozen extra traditionally Black faculties and universities (HBCU) on Tuesday morning. This got here solely a day after six comparable threats have been made on Monday, prompting the involvement of the FBI.

On Monday, the FBI advised Newsweek that it's wanting right into a current pattern of bomb threats with native legislation enforcement companions that dates again to earlier this month.

"The FBI is conscious of the sequence of bomb threats across the nation and we're working with our legislation enforcement companions to deal with any potential threats," the FBI stated in its assertion. "As all the time, we want to remind members of the general public that in the event that they observe something suspicious to report it to legislation enforcement instantly."

When reached for touch upon the newest threats made on Tuesday—the primary day of Black Historical past Month—the FBI advised Newsweek it had no updates and referenced its earlier assertion.

The bomb threats got here within the early hours of Tuesday morning and impacted the next colleges, in line with CNN: Alcorn State College in Lorman, Mississippi; Coppin State College in Baltimore, Maryland; Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida; Fort Valley State College in Fort Valley, Georgia; Howard College in Washington, D.C.; Jackson State College in Jackson, Mississippi; Kentucky State College in Frankfort, Kentucky; Morgan State College in Baltimore; Mississippi Valley State College close to Itta Bena, Mississippi; Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia; Tougaloo Faculty in Tougaloo, Mississippi; the College of the District of Columbia; and, Xavier College in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Of the colleges impacted, Howard College is notable because it acquired a bomb menace on Monday morning as nicely. It was additionally a part of a spherical of bomb threats made towards HBCUs on January 5, making it the one college focused every in every wave.

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An additional 13 bomb threats have been made towards varied HBCUs on Tuesday, a part of a rising pattern within the final month. Right here, an indication for Spelman Faculty in Atlanta.Raymond Boyd/Getty Photographs

Thus far, of the colleges focused on Tuesday, solely Tougaloo Faculty, Jackson State College, and Howard College have had their campuses cleared by legislation enforcement. Howard was additionally the primary campus to be cleared on Monday. Regardless of the all-clear from police, Tougaloo Faculty will stay digital for the remainder of the day.

"Though the campus has been cleared, for security precautions, there will probably be no in-person courses/actions, and workers and college students shouldn't commute to the campus," a press release shared on Tougaloo's web site learn. " All college and workers will work remotely in the present day."

On Monday, White Home Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated that the threats being made towards HBCUs "are definitely disturbing."

Democrat Representatives Adam Schiff and André Carson additionally issued a joint assertion to Newsweek on Monday condemning the threats.

"We're deeply disturbed by the bomb threats in the present day towards a minimum of six Traditionally Black Schools and Universities, which comply with a sequence of comparable threats made earlier this month," the assertion learn. "This afternoon, the Intelligence Committee requested info from the FBI on these threats. We count on to be briefed at an acceptable time. There is no such thing as a denying the surge of racially-motivated violent extremism and the menace it poses to our nation. We'll stay centered on making certain that every one acceptable assets are utilized to determine and prosecute the perpetrators of those threats, and to fight the scourge of white supremacist violence and terrorism."