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Social Media threat being investigated by Hamilton Police

McMaster will be operating normally on Monday, November 8th

November 7, 2021

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McMaster will be operating normally on Monday, November 8th

McMaster Security notified Hamilton Police after the university received word on the weekend that an individual had made a social media threat for Monday, November 8th against McMaster and Mohawk College. The investigation is being managed by Hamilton Police.

The university has not been made aware of any reason not go ahead with its usual operations. Based on the information that McMaster has received, McMaster will be operating normally on Monday.

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