JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi authorities are investigating bomb threats that have been called into numerous county courthouses around the state.
Greg Flynn with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency did not have an exact number but said most of the state's 82 counties have been affected and the number was growing Wednesday afternoon.
Flynn said Mississippi's homeland security department and the FBI are investigating.
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