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School placed on lockdown with pupils 'forced to hide under desks' after 'gun' threats made online

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A crowd of panic stricken parents gathered at the gates of a secondary school in Wigan after a person had made threats to the school online.

Police were called to Golborne High School at around 10.42am today (November 22) following reports of an 'individual making threats and claiming they had a 'firearm'.

The school was placed under lockdown as a precaution while officers were at the scene to carry out investigations. READ MORE:Manchester City Centre's weekend of chaos Chief Inspector Liz Sanderson, of GMPs Wigan Division, said: "Armed officers have been deployed to the scene and the school has been locked down as a precaution. "The threats were made over the internet and no-one has approached the area with a firearm. "I'd like to

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