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Lockdown Lifted At Payson Schools After Anonymous Threat
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 13, 11:33 AM MST
updated Oct 13, 12:48 PM MST
Topic
Local News
Reported by KPNX, KTAZ and KPHO (Arizona's Family CBS 5), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A lockdown was lifted for Payson schools after phone threats prompted a temporary security closure, KPHO, KTAZ and KPNX reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 3, Oct 13, 10:50 PM MST. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Lockdown lifted for Payson schools following phone threats · KPHO (Arizona's Family CBS 5)
- Cierran temporalmente escuelas en Payson por amenaza de seguridad · KTAZ
- Lockdown lifted at Payson schools after anonymous threat · KPNX
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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