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When a bomb threat coincided with a pro-Palestine protest at Barnard, the college didn't make it clear that the protesters were the target of the threat

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A bomb threat at Barnard College coincided with a pro-Palestine student protest last month .

Nine protesters were arrested after a bomb threat was made at the college's Milstein Center .

Students and faculty are now being interrogated by school officials about the threat.

The revelation has alarmed faculty and students.

School administrators and NYPD gave no indication that the threat had been made against pro-Palestine protesters.

Students are now being interrogated about the threat threat in mandatory meetings with Columbia ’s ex-NYPD officer Gary Rosenbury .

Rosenbury is now being questioned about that threat, according to emails reviewed by The Intercept .

Barnard College dropped from lawsuit over government's efforts to access student protesters' disciplinary records.

Barnard dropped from suit against Columbia and Barnard to turn over information to Congress .

At least 27 students have been called into inquiry meetings for protests last month .

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English

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