May 17, 2010
A bomb threat at the Sacred Heart Catholic School in Del Rio was received today. The area was cordoned off and a suspicious package was found.
Rumors included one that said the San Antonio Police Department sent the bomb squad because a bomb was found. I telephoned the San Antonio Police Department and was told that they did not respond to Del Rio. The state police, federal law enforcement and the military also denied making any response and several agencies said that it was their understanding that no bomb was found.
However, the rumors ran wild. One rumor was that a cartel member sends his child to the school and that 'this bomb was a message' to that cartel member. The Del Rio News-Herald reported this incident quickly and helped quell the rumors. However, the paper remains silent, as all U.S. media remains silent about hard facts in Acuna, the sister-city of Del Rio.
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