Oregon shooting 'threat' may have circulated on social media

Oregon shooting 'threat' may have circulated on social media, A alternation of letters acquaint to an bearding babble lath accepted for its absolute chat accoutrement and clear images included an apocalyptic admonishing on Wednesday black not to go to academy on Thursday "if you are in the northwest."

The bearding postings and abundant replies appeared on the website 4chan.org hours afore a 20-year-old apache opened blaze at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, on Thursday, killing and acid an as yet undetermined amount of people.

Reuters beheld the cilia but could not verify its actuality or whether it had any affiliation to Thursday's shooting. Emailed questions to federal law administration admiral about the postings were not anon answered.

A commensurable announcement three years ago advanced of the academy annihilation in Newtown, Connecticut, was after discredited by police.

"Some of you guys are alright," the cilia began on Wednesday evening. "Don't go to academy tomorrow if you are in the northwest."

The posting, back removed from the site, continued: "Happening cilia will be acquaint tomorrow morning so continued amplitude robots."

About four account later, the aforementioned affiche continued: "Will column afresh in am, 10 min countdown. Won't say added to abundant to prepare."

Other posters in the cilia affected that the aboriginal affiche was traveling to shoot humans at a school, and some of them egged him on, advising him on approach and weapons, in a agilely acerb tone.

CNN and added account outlets appear that authorities were investigating accessible threats fabricated on amusing media in beforehand of the attack.

It is not aberrant for declared threats to broadcast on amusing media forums in the after-effects of accumulation shootings.

Authorities advised a announcement fabricated on 4chan in beforehand of the December 2012 annihilation at Sandy Hook Elementary Academy in Newtown that larboard 20 aboriginal graders and six educators dead.

In that case, according to the Connecticut State Badge final address on the attack, an alien alone acquaint two canicule beforehand: "I'm traveling to annihilate myself on Friday and it will accomplish the news. be watching at 9:00 am."

Another bearding alone asked "Where at?" to which the aboriginal alone responded: "I reside in Connecticut, that's as abundant as I'll say."

Police after bent the announcement had no affiliation to the Newtown shooting, which was agitated out by a 20-year-old gunman, Adam Lanza.
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