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US city receives bomb threat after Trump spread false anti-immigrant claims

A sign promotes the Greater Springfield area on September 11 outside of the Heritage Center of Clark County [Paul Vernon/AP Photo]

Municipal officials in the city of Springfield, Ohio, have announced that the town’s city hall was evacuated due to a bomb threat, as conservative lawmakers in the United States continue to spread false claims about Haitian immigrants in the area.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Mayor Rob Rue said that the threat came from someone purporting to be a local resident and expressing ire towards increased immigration.

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