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An Online Group Claims It’s Behind Campus Swatting Wave

Members of the group offered on Telegram to draw armed officers to schools, malls and airports, though their claims are unverified. Such false emergency calls have disrupted campus life in recent days.

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An online group has said that it was behind a number of recent swatting episodes that have drawn law enforcement officers to American college campuses, including Villanova University on Aug. 21.
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A Spate of Fake Shooting Calls Disrupts College Campuses

As students arrive on campus for fall classes, several universities have locked down their campuses after reports of mass shootings that turned out to be false.

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Police officers at the Villanova University campus after someone called to report an active shooter. The report turned out to be false.
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