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Harrisburg's Temple Ohev Sholom synagogue receives bomb threat

The synagogue was one of 25 across Pennsylvania to receive a bomb threat Tuesday morning, the city said. Police responded and found there was no danger.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Harrisburg synagogue was one of more than two dozen synagogues across Pennsylvania to receive bomb threats Tuesday morning.

Temple Ohev Sholom, a synagogue located on the 2300 block of N. Front Street in the city, was emailed a bomb threat Tuesday morning and alerted authorities at about 9:30 a.m., according to city spokesperson Matt Maisel.

Police were dispatched to the synagogue with a bomb-sniffing K9 officer and determined there was no threat, Maisel said. 

As a precaution, police are checking the city's other synagogues, according to Maisel.

A total of 25 synagogues across the Commonwealth were emailed bomb threats on Tuesday, Maisel said.

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