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| British man remanded over alleged threat to kill 200 US schoolchildren | British man remanded over alleged threat to kill 200 US schoolchildren |
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| A 24-year-old British man has been remanded in custody by magistrates after he was charged with threatening to kill 200 US schoolchildren. | A 24-year-old British man has been remanded in custody by magistrates after he was charged with threatening to kill 200 US schoolchildren. |
| Reece Elliott appeared at South Tyneside magistrates' court for a 30-minute hearing on Saturday where he also faced a charge of making a malicious communication. | Reece Elliott appeared at South Tyneside magistrates' court for a 30-minute hearing on Saturday where he also faced a charge of making a malicious communication. |
| Threatening posts made on a memorial Facebook page for a girl who was killed in a Tennessee road accident led to thousands of children being kept off school in the Warren County area of the state on Thursday. | Threatening posts made on a memorial Facebook page for a girl who was killed in a Tennessee road accident led to thousands of children being kept off school in the Warren County area of the state on Thursday. |
| Elliott, of Shrewsbury Terrace, South Tyneside, did not enter pleas to the charges. | Elliott, of Shrewsbury Terrace, South Tyneside, did not enter pleas to the charges. |
| Kevin Smallcombe, defending, said Elliott has no passport and no desire to visit Warren County. | Kevin Smallcombe, defending, said Elliott has no passport and no desire to visit Warren County. |
| Jim Lynch, chairman of the bench, said Elliott would be remanded into custody. | Jim Lynch, chairman of the bench, said Elliott would be remanded into custody. |
| Police were stationed this week at schools in McMinnville, the seat of Warren County, 70 miles north-west of Chattanooga, and 2,900 children missed classes. | Police were stationed this week at schools in McMinnville, the seat of Warren County, 70 miles north-west of Chattanooga, and 2,900 children missed classes. |
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