Campus threats forced lock-downs and evacuations at universities and schools in eight US states the day after a Virginia Tech student’s shooting rampage killed 32 people.

CAMPUS bomb scares and perceived threats forced lock-downs and evacuations at universities in Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee yesterday, a day after the shooting rampage that killed 33 people at Virginia Tech.

Authorities evacuated the buildings at St Edward’s University today after a threatening note was found, a school official said.