Laval police arrested a 13-year-old after online “threats” triggered a lockdown at a high school.
Police say they were alerted to the post circulating on social media on Oct. 21 and different police squads made sure the school was secure before arresting the teen.
He was released under condition to appear before the Court of Quebec’s youth division, but there is no set date as police are still investigating.
Police did not confirm on what platform the threats were posted or what was said.
This is the latest development in a string of high school lockdowns due to threats in the Montreal area.
On Monday, St-Agathe High School went under lockdown also due to “threats posted on social media.”
Laval police arrested a 14-year-old on Oct. 17 after four different high schools went under lockdown in two weeks due to “threatening” phone calls. The threats all proved unfounded.
It’s unclear …