Man held over online threats to kill 200

A British man has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill 200 people leading to schools in America beefing up security.

Man held over online threats to kill 200
Sat, 09 Feb, 2013 - 00:00
Tom Wilkinson

The 24-year-old from South Shields, South Tyneside, was in custody after apparently posting a message on Facebook two days ago.

Reports say the post was made anonymously on an online memorial page.

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