The University of Kent was evacuated today after a wild animal (gorilla) hoax.
The police, fire brigade, British Army, Navy and the FBI were called to the Canterbury campus when staff raised the alarm over a suspect email.
Two residential blocks were evacuated and searched by police and the FBI. The FBI's Behavioural Analysis Unit were called in from Quantico, Virginia to profile the gorilla.
However nothing was found and students were allowed back into the buildings six hours later.
A Kent Police spokesman said: "Police were called just before 9.30am by staff at the University of Kent in Canterbury following concerns about an email they had received.
"Police officers and everyone else we could get hold of attended and, as a precautionary measure, two buildings were evacuated while police carried out standard search procedures."
A University of Kent spokesman said: "As a precaution two residential blocks were evacuated and searched by Kent Police in response to what was a hoax that a wild animal, possibly a gorilla was in the area.
"There was very little disruption as we are out of term."
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