Springfield faces bomb threat after being thrust into national spotlight

[JACK AYLMER]

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO WAS THRUST INTO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK.

WITH FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKING UNPROVEN CLAIMS ABOUT HAITIAN MIGRANTS DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. 

[DONALD TRUMP]

IN SPRINGFIELD, THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS. THE PEOPLE THAT CAME IN. THEY’RE EATING THE CATS. THEY’RE EATING THE PETS OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE. 

[JACK AYLMER]

AND ALL THAT ATTENTION – COULD NOW BE PUTTING PEOPLE IN REAL DANGER. 

WE’VE LEARNED A BOMB THREAT WAS CALLED ON MULTIPLE CITY BUILDINGS, INCLUDING CITY HALL ON THURSDAY. 

PEOPLE WERE CLEARED OUT OF THOSE OFFICES AS A PRECAUTION. 

POLICE URGED PEOPLE TO AVOID THE AREA AS THEY INVESTIGATED THE EVACUATED BUILDINGS AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

IT’S UNCLEAR IF THE BOMB-THREAT IS RELATED TO THE HAITIAN MIGRANT CONSPIRACY THEORY– FLOATED BY TRUMP AND HIS RUNNING MATE J-D VANCE. 

BUT THE CITY’S MAYOR AND EVEN GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REFUTE THE CLAIMS– DENYING ANY REPORTS PETS WERE BEING EATEN.

THE HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE CONDEMNED THE REMARKS AS “BASELESS AND INFLAMMATORY” AND OF PERPETUATING STEREOTYPES AGAINST IMMIGRANTS.

AROUND 15-THOUSAND HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS HAVE ARRIVED IN SPRINGFIELD SINCE 20-20. LIKELY DRAWN TO THE REGION BECAUSE OF THE LOW COST OF LIVING.

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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M JACK AYLMER.