AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Two large U.S. universities were evacuated within minutes of each other after telephoned bomb threats on Friday, including the University of Texas at Austin, where the caller said he was linked to al Qaeda. The threats came onThe University of Texas and North Dakota State University evacuated their campuses Friday morning. UT issued an alert at 10:45 a.m. EST ordering an evacuation "due to threats on campus". The school posted an alert on its website that said people ona hoax; response questioned. Credit: Todd Wiseman / The Texas Tribune. UT freshmen Utkarsh Paul (l), Joesph Zukis (c) and Jorge Mathuta (r) were evacuated from their dorms after receiving a text message from UT warning them of a possible threat.Update at 1:18 p.m.: Moments ago we received a joint statement from University of Texas Chairman Powell and UT System Board of Regents Chairman Wm. Eugene ”Gene” Powell and Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, whichThe University of Texas at Austin sent an emergency alert to all university students, staff and faculty telling all to evacuate the campus due to threats. The message called for an immediate evacuation of all campus buildings,
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