Montgomery High School: Pupils absent after shooting threat
4 January 2016
From the section Lancashire
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Lancashire Police is investigating the source and content of the online messages
More than 1,000 pupils have not turned up to a school that received online death threats.
Threats to kill pupils in a shooting on Monday at Montgomery High School in Blackpool were posted on social media. The user said they planned to “kill as many people as possible.”
The school confirmed 360 of its 1,375 pupils have attended.
Police officers have been patrolling outside the school for “reassurance”, a police spokeswoman said.
Source:: BBC world news feed
