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Mass-Shooting Threat Shuts University of La Plata Arts Faculty as Federal Court Opens Probe

An email signed “Belcebu 764” with rifle photos triggered a security “triangle” leading to a federal investigation linked by reporters to recent university threats.

Overview

  • The threat email was sent to multiple UNLP addresses, including the presidency and rectorate, with a recipient list described as random by a university spokesperson.
  • The Faculty of Arts evacuated and closed for the day, while other academic units kept operating under reinforced security measures.
  • UNLP filed a federal complaint and the case is with Federal Court No. 1 in La Plata under Judge Alejo Ramos Padilla, with coordination between the university guard, Buenos Aires provincial police and the Federal Police.
  • The message invoked Asmodeus and the label “764,” referenced a prior threat to UNTREF, and included photos of assault-style rifles along with vows to kill as many people as possible and then commit suicide; no injuries were reported.
  • Investigators are tracing the email’s origin as coverage links the “764” signature to a decentralized online milieu tied to recent threats against Argentine universities, with no arrests announced.