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UK man arrested for 4chan post that triggered university lockdown in Canada
BY BNO NEWS

LONDON: -- A 22-year-old man has been arrested in London, England, after allegedly making an online threat that caused a lockdown at the Waterloo campus of Wilfrid Laurier University, Canadian police say.

The Waterloo Regional Police Service said in a statement on Saturday that detectives from the Metropolitan Police Service had arrested a 22-year-old man in northern London on suspicion of malicious communication. “Details of the arrest and potential charges are limited and members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service General Investigations Branch are in consultation with law enforcement agencies to garner further information,” the statement said.

The incident began on Thursday evening when someone posted a threatening message to the 4chan website. “Some of you /b/tards are all right. Don’t go to laurier science building hall tomorrow.

Full story: http://www.streetwisejournal.com/uk-man-arrested-for-4chan-post-that-triggered-university-lockdown-in-canada/11663/

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-- StreetWiseJournal 2015-10-19

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