Columbine copycat plots

Why bother? I can think of much more constructive outlets for one's explosive emotions.

Columbine copycat plots

April 23, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald

THREE separate plots to shoot up US high schools have been foiled exactly seven years after the worst US school shooting, at Columbine, Colorado.

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The pair - Trevor Fattig and Sean Amos, both 17 - allegedly told classmates they planned to use guns and explosives in a shooting rampage at Platte County High School in Platte City on Thursday, Mr Zahnd said.

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A student told school officials about the alleged threat.

A second plot was foiled at a Minnesota Indian reservation, the site of a shooting one year ago in which 10 people died.

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In a third incident, in Midwestern Kansas, several youths were taken into custody for a similar plot on the April 20 Columbine anniversary, US ABC News said.

"There's still a lot of attention to that [Columbine] event. And it's also the birthday of Adolf Hitler," Riverton School District superintendent David Walters told CNN television.

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Five boys aged 16 to 18 were taken into custody in Riverton, reported ABC News, which said a hearing was scheduled for the boys late yesterday.

Authorities learnt of the plot from a woman in the US state of North Carolina, who saw threats posted on a youth-oriented website.

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