Twenty schools in Colorado, including Columbine High School, where in 1999 two students killed 12 of their classmates and a teacher before committing suicide, went on alert Tuesday as U.S. authorities said they were looking for an "armed" woman who " made threats. "
The FBI and local authorities sought the help of the public to locate the young girl, who was seen Monday night in the state of Colorado, in the western USA.
The 18-year-old poses a "potentially credible threat," "she is armed and considered extremely dangerous," Jefferson County Sheriff's Office near Denver wrote on Twitter.
The students of about 20 schools in this field were limited yesterday in the area of their educational institution, the school authorities also announced. "All students and schools are safe. "Students will go to school normally," Jeffco Public Schools wrote on Twitter this afternoon, announcing a boost to safety in the area's schools.
A spokesman for the sheriff's office, cited by CNN, did not rule out any connection to Columbine High School. "There could have been a connection to Columbine, but it was not a threat directly to Columbine," said spokeswoman Jenny Falton.
On April 20, 1999, twenty years ago, two high school students killed 12 of their classmates and a teacher before committing suicide in their school library. This deadly attack has deeply marked American society.
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