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After a noose was reported hanging on campus, CCSU president says it was just a ‘steel loop’ on cable

Officials at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain received a complaint of a noose hanging from a construction site on campus Saturday evening, but upon further investigation concluded it wasn’t a noose.

“A construction crew working on campus hung an American flag from a crane’s cable in recognition of Memorial Day,” CCSU President Zulma R. Toro said in a news release. “The cable has a steel loop at its end. We understand this is a very concerning image, especially in light of the recent issues at the Amazon construction site.”

Toro said that the university was in contact with the construction company and that the cable was lowered Saturday night.