Synagogues in southern Mass. and R.I. receive bomb threats

Police in Attleborough, Massachusetts, are investigating after a synagogue received a hoax bomb threat Saturday morning.

According to Massachusetts State Police, an email bomb threat prompted response by their bomb squad as well as local police shortly before 10 a.m. The bomb squad conducted interior and exterior sweeps of the building and the area and found no items of concern.

Several Jewish houses of worship in Rhode Island also received similar emailed threats.

According to Massachusetts State Police, no other locations in Massachusetts received threats.

While it wasn't immediately clear if there was a connection, the threats come against the backdrop of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, which has left thousands dead.