Threat to Obama's niece prompts increased security at Princeton game
A phone call threatening President Obama's niece, a player on the Princeton women's basketball team, prompted increased security at Monday night's Maryland-Princeton NCAA women's tournament game.
The University of Maryland's athletic department received an eight-minute call on voicemail in which a female caller indicated that a man was driving onto the Maryland campus with a gun in his possession. The caller noted that the man's presence was linked to the appearance of Leslie Robinson, Obama's niece, at the game.
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Security presence, both visible and undercover, was increased at the game, which also featured in attendance Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
Robinson is a backup forward for the team, which is 31-0. President Obama watched Princeton defeat Wisconsin-Green Bay 80-70 on Saturday afternoon. He was not in attendance at Monday night's game.
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