Man arrested over college bomb threat

A picture of the car park entrance to The Sixth Form College in Farnborough. A few cars are parked there. It's sunny day.Image source, Google
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Officers were called to The Sixth Form College Farnborough at 11:35 GMT

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A man has been arrested after a bomb threat against a college resulted in students being put into lockdown, police have said.

Officers from Hampshire police were called to The Sixth Form College Farnborough at 11:35 GMT and advised that it immediately shut.

The force said no explosive devices had been found after a search and there were no reports of injuries. It said there was no longer any threat and the college had been taken out of lockdown.

A 40-year-old man from Farnborough was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and remains in custody.

Other schools in the area were alerted as a precaution and also placed into lockdown before the threat was stood down, police said.

The college said exams had been cancelled as a result of the incident but it was now returning to normal.

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