Bomb threat empties Sandy Hook school on attack anniversary
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December 14, 2018
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, a day of memorial services and moments of silence to mark the sixth anniversary of the massacre of 20 first-graders and six educators.
Teachers and students at the school were sent home for the day after the threat was called in around 9 a.m., and police did a sweep of the building. But they said they did not believe the threat was a credible. Authorities said it specifically referenced the anniversary.
"Obviously there's a heightened level of anxiety," police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde said. "It'...
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