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La Plata University Evacuated Over Mass Attack Threat

La Plata University suspended classes at the Faculty of Arts after receiving an anonymous email threatening an armed attack. Authorities are investigating the email's origin and have increased security across all campuses.


La Plata University Evacuated Over Mass Attack Threat

According to sources from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), the presence of municipal guards and security personnel has been reinforced at the 17 faculties, in case the threat could be replicated in other departments. The Faculty of Arts issued an official announcement suspending all activities until further notice, a measure that will remain in place while investigations are underway to identify the origin of the email and assess the real risk of a possible attack. The incident had a strong impact on the La Plata educational community, which in recent months had already recorded other threats in regional institutions. Authorities insist that the primary objective is to preserve the safety of those in the academic community while working to identify the person responsible for the email and assess if there are additional risks. The threat included phrases anticipating a deliberate and irreversible attack: "Everything is already decided, not one will be left alive." As soon as the message was received, UNLP authorities filed a formal complaint and applied the crisis protocol for extreme risk situations. The sender stated that they would arrive with a shotgun, explosives, and bladed weapons, and accompanied the text with photos of what appeared to be assault rifles. The severity of the content and the clarity of the message forced the case to be treated with maximum institutional and judicial caution, pending a determination of whether it is a deliberate attempt to cause panic or a concrete warning that could materialize. At this time, UNLP remains in a state of maximum alert, with classes suspended at the Faculty of Arts and reinforced controls in different buildings. La Plata, November 29, 2025 – Total News Agency-TNA- The National University of La Plata (UNLP) activated an emergency protocol and suspended all activities at the Faculty of Arts this Friday after receiving an email with explicit threats of an armed attack and direct references to an imminent massacre. A university spokesman, Gonzalo Albín, informed that the warning "surprised everyone" and that although the email was distributed randomly among different areas of the institution, the priority was to guarantee the safety of teachers, students, and administrative staff. The situation is under investigation by Federal Court No. 1, led by Judge Alejo Ramos Padilla, while officers from the Buenos Aires Provincial Police and the Federal Police deployed a preventive operation around the perimeter and at the entrances to the university campuses. The message, sent from the account "Belcebu 764," arrived simultaneously at institutional addresses of various faculties and departments, triggering a state of alarm that led to the immediate evacuation of the building located on diagonal 78, a few meters from Plaza Rocha. The email, whose content was described as extremely violent, stated: "I am going to go armed to murder as many people as possible, shooting them all and then committing suicide."