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Hundreds of US schools hit by potentially organized swatting hoaxes, report says

Por: Ars Technica Tech October 06, 2023

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Navigate Filter by topic Settings Front page layout Site theme - Oct 5, 2023 7:38 pm UTC / An FBI agent takes a photo of a memorial for victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 27, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Police were criticized for delaying for more than an hour confronting the shooter. Such criticism has led some police to respond more aggressively to hoax school shooting calls. Within the past year, there have been... + full article



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