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.

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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