KU students in Britain accounted for

In wake of terrorist bombings, KU officials verify safety of 47 students, faculty

Kansas University officials have made contact with all 47 students and faculty currently in Britain today following a series of apparent terrorist bombings in London that left at least 40 dead and 700 injured.

A spokeswoman for the Office of Study Abroad said all students and faculty have been accounted for.

The largest number of students are studying at the British Summer Institute in the Humanities but currently are in Glasgow, Scotland.

Meanwhile, in Lawrence, police were vigilant but taking no unusual precautions.

“There’s no reason to do anything more than what we’re doing and remain vigilant,” said Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin, who is considered in police circles an expert on terrorism.

“This is a repeat of Madrid,” Olin said of the London subway bombings. “It’s a very common tactic. It’s timed probably as a result of London getting the Olympics to maximize the fear that people aren’t safe.”