Story highlights This is the fifth wave of bomb threats against JCCs, group saysOver the weekend, a second Jewish cemetery was vandalized(CNN) More bomb threats have been called into Jewish community centers and day schools in at least 12 states, according to statements from the Anti-Defamation League and JCCA. Monday's threats targeted JCCs in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director for the Anti-Defamation League, says the number of threats could increase. "We have knowledge of 16 threats have been called into JCCs and Jewish Day schools across the country today. This is the fifth wave of bomb threats targeting JCCs across the US and Canada since the beginning of 2017, according to the ADL.

Source: CNN February 27, 2017 21:56 UTC